Hirama v Minister for Home Affairs [2021] FCA 648

Federal Court of Australia

Hirama v Minister for Home Affairs [2021] FCA 648 File number: VID 331 of 2020

Judgment of: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 15 June 2021

Catchwords: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Constitution s 51(xix) – application of tripartite test in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23; 175 CLR 1; where applicant is a non-citizen who identifies as an Aboriginal Australian PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – where parties sought a particular form of declaratory relief – principles applying to grant of declaratory relief – declaratory relief granted in form other than that sought by the parties

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)

Cases cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission [1992] HCA 10; 175 CLR 564 Commonwealth v Tasmania [1983] HCA 21; 158 CLR 1 Helmbright v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2021] FCA 647 Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth [2020] HCA 3; 375 ALR 597 Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23; 175 CLR 1 Manado (on behalf of the Bindunbur Native Title Claim Group) v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 854 Mellifont v Attorney-General (Qld) [1991] HCA 53; 173 CLR 289 Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts v PGP Developments Pty Limited [2010] FCA 58; 183 FCR 10 Re Judiciary and Navigation Acts [1921] HCA 20; 29 CLR 257 Samson on behalf of the Ngarluma People v Western Australia [2015] FCA 1438 Warrie (formerly TJ) (on behalf of the Yindjibarndi People) v Western Australia (No 2) [2017] FCA 1299 Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v Western Australia [2020] FCA 1416