Bethell v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 727

Federal Court of Australia

Bethell v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 727 File number: QUD 192 of 2021

Judgment of: JACKSON J

Date of judgment: 29 June 2021

Catchwords: MIGRATION - detention of unlawful citizen under s 189 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) - applications for writ of habeas corpus and interlocutory injunction - similar applications made before other judges - finding that application is an abuse of process - no indication that requirements of s 189 not satisfied - no serious question to be tried - application for injunction dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 133C, 116, 189, 196

Cases cited: AJL20 v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 1305 Bethell v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 661 Bethell v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCCA 1429 Censori v Adult Parole Board of Victoria [2015] VSCA 254; (2015) 254 A Crim R 455 Commonwealth of Australia v AJL20 [2021] HCA 21 Connelly v Director of Public Prosecutions [1964] AC 1254 Eshugbayi Eleko v The Government of Nigeria (Officer Administering) [1928] AC 459 Frigger v Trenfield [2019] FCA 1746 Mansour v Jamil [2002] NSWCA 48 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Al Masri [2003] FCAFC 70; (2003) 126 FCR 54 Nudd v The Queen [2006] HCA 9; (2006) 225 ALR 161 Okwume v Commonwealth of Australia [2016] FCA 1252 Re Edwards (1988) 92 FLR 96 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 Ruddock v Taylor [2005] HCA 48; (2005) 222 CLR 612 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Limited [2015] HCA 28; (2015) 256 CLR 507 Vasiljkovic v Honourable Brendan O'Connor [2010] FCA 1246; (2010) 276 ALR 326 Vasiljkovic v The Honourable Brendan O'Connor (No 2) [2011] FCAFC 125 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509