DBE17 (by his litigation guardian Marie Theresa Arthur) v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 958

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

DBE17 (by his litigation guardian Marie Theresa Arthur) v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 958 File number: VID 1392 of 2019

Judge: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 10 July 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION - claim for damages for unlawful imprisonment relating to immigration detention – proceeding commenced under Part IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – application by Commonwealth for summary judgment – application by Commonwealth for strike out of claim – construction of s 31A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – Commonwealth's application dismissed

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 31A, 33H Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.21, 26.01(1)(a), 26.01(1)(c) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 4AA, 46A, 65, 189, 195A, 196, 197C, 198AB, 198AD(2)

Cases cited: Al-Kateb v Godwin [2004] HCA 37; 219 CLR 562 Andrianakis v Uber Technologies (Ruling No 1) [2019] VSC 85 ASP15 v Commonwealth [2016] FCAFC 145; 248 FCR 372 Banque Commerciale SA (En Liqn) v Akhil Holdings Limited [1990] HCA 11; 169 CLR 279 Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd v Dampier Port Authority [2006] WASC 281; 33 WAR 82 Beyazkilinc v Manager, Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre [2006] FCA 1368; 155 FCR 465 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs [1992] HCA 64; 176 CLR 1 DBE17 v Commonwealth of Australia [2018] FCA 1307 DBE17 v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2018] FCA 1793 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Munro [1926] HCA 58; 38 CLR 153 Jefferson Ford Pty Ltd v Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd [2008] FCAFC 60; 167 FCR 372 McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Ltd [1999] FCA 1101; 165 ALR 409 Mitanis v Pioneer Concrete (Vic) Pty Ltd (1997) ATPR 41–591 Monis v The Queen [2013] HCA 4; 249 CLR 92 NATB v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 292; 133 FCR 506 Oswal v Apache Corporation (No 3) [2014] FCA 835 Plaintiff M76 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] HCA53; 251 CLR 322 Plaintiff M96A of 2016 v Commonwealth [2017] HCA 16; 261 CLR 582 Plaintiff S195/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 31; 261 CLR 622 Plaintiff S4 of 2014 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 34; 253 CLR 219 Priest v New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 12 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28; 241 CLR 118 Webster (Trustee) v Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co. Limited (No 2) [2017] FCA 1260