Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
MS PD v Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 1665 File number: QUD 264 of 2021
Judgment of: LOGAN J
Date of judgment: 4 November 2021
Catchwords: COSTS – application for costs – where applicant successful in application to have decision of Registrar refusing to accept an application for leave to appeal set aside – where applicant is a self-represented litigant – where Registrar filed a submitting notice – whether applicant entitled to costs – where no evidence the Registrar engaged in misconduct or exercised powers for an improper purpose – application dismissed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981 (Cth) s 3
Cases cited: Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow (2019) 269 CLR 333 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 EEU20 v Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd (Trustee) (No 2) [2020] FCA 1536 Ms PD v Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia [2021] FCA 1197 Murphy v Arnoldus-Lewis [2009] NSWCA 142 Our Town FM Pty Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (No 3) (1987) 77 ALR 609 Pham v Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (No 2) [2016] VSCA 135 Rana v Registrar Cridland (No 2) [2021] FCA 1212
Division: General Division
Registry: Queensland
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Number of paragraphs: 15
Date of hearing: 4 November 2021
Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant appeared in person
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