Rivas v The Republic of Chile [2020] FCA 737

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Rivas v The Republic of Chile [2020] FCA 737 File number: NSD 751 of 2019

Judge: ABRAHAM J

Date of judgment: 29 May 2020

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Interlocutory application – Application for copy of the applicant's extradition file – Where interlocutory application is taken to be an application for discovery – Applicant seeking production of all departmental submissions made to the Attorney-General or any Minister administering the Extradition Act 1988 (Cth)(Extradition Act) regarding the exercise of powers under the Extradition Act in relation to the Applicant between 2006 to June 2018 – Where the Second Respondent, the Attorney General for Australia, has produced, by agreement between the parties, a copy of the departmental submission to the applicant's solicitors – Where the applicant has not established that there is a basis to order discovery in the terms sought – Application dismissed, with costs , Legislation: Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) ss 5, 11, 12, 12(1), 15, 16, 19, 22, 22(2), 22(3)(e), 22(3)(f), 50 Extradition (Republic of Chile) Regulations 1995 (Cth) reg 4 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.21, 26.01, Div 20.2 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 (Cth) ss 16, 16(3) Treaty on extradition between Australia and the Republic of Chile [1996] ATS 7; [1996] UNTSer 413 Arts V, IX, X, X(2), XV, XVI

Cases cited: Alliance Craton Explorer Pty Ltd v Quasar Resources Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 1044 Barton v Commonwealth [1974] HCA 20; (1974) 131 CLR 477 Bollag v Attorney-General [1997] FCA 1146; (1997) 79 FCR 198 Carmody v MacKellar [1996] FCA 791; (1996) 68 FCR 265 Commonwealth Minister for Justice v Adamas [2013] HCA 59; (2013) 253 CLR 43 Director of Public Prosecutions of the Commonwealth v Kainhofer [1995] HCA 35; (1995) 185 CLR 528 Federal Republic of Germany v Parker (1998) 166 ALR 522; (1998) 84 FCR 323 Foster v Attorney General (1998) 158 ALR 394; (1997) 97 A Crim R 560 Harris v Attorney-General (Commonwealth) [1994] FCA 621; (1994) 52 FCR 386 Hempel v Attorney-General (Cth) (1987) 29 A Crim R 133; (1987) 77 ALR 641 Jilani v Wilhelm [2005] FCAFC 269; (2005) 148 FCR 255 Liem v Republic of Indonesia [2018] FCAFC 135; (2018) 265 FCR 251 Matson (Roger) v Keenan [2016] FCA 1549 Matson v United States of America [2018] FCAFC 57; [2018] 260 FCR 187 Minister for Home Affairs v Zentai [2012] HCA 28; (2012) 246 CLR 213 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh [1995] HCA 20; (1995) 183 CLR 273 Oates v Attorney-General (Cth) [2001] FCA 84; (2001) 181 ALR 559 Oates v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth [2002] FCAFC 80; (2002) 118 FCR 544 Rivas v Republic of Chile [2019] FCA 1940 Timar v Republic of Hungary [1999] FCA 1518 Trade Practices Commission v CC (New South Wales) Pty Ltd (No 4) [1995] FCA 1418; (1995) 58 FCR 426 United Mexican States v Cabal [2001] HCA 60; (2001) 209 CLR 165 Winkler v Director of Public Prosecutions [1990] FCA 194; (1990) 25 FCR 79