Abramov v Minister for Foreign Affairs [2022] FCA 1085

Federal Court of Australia

Abramov v Minister for Foreign Affairs [2022] FCA 1085 File number(s): VID 335 of 2022

Judgment of: KENNY J

Date of judgment: 13 September 2022

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Timetabling orders

Legislation: Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Russia and Ukraine) List 2014 (Cth) Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (Cth) Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Russia and Ukraine) Amendment (No 11) Instrument 2022 (Cth)

Cases cited: Duggan v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1972) 129 CLR 365

Division: General Division

Registry: Victoria

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Number of paragraphs: 16

Date of hearing: 12 September 2022

Counsel for the Applicant: Mr R Merkel KC, with Mr S Rajanayagam and Mr J Maxwell

Solicitor for the Applicant: Levitt Robinson Solicitors

Counsel for the Respondent: Mr P D Herzfeld SC with Mr B Lim

Solicitor for the Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor

ORDERS VID 335 of 2022

BETWEEN: ALEXANDER ABRAMOV Applicant

AND: MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS Respondent

order made by: KENNY J DATE OF ORDER: 13 SEPTEMBER 2022

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Order 9 of the Orders made on 5 August 2022 be vacated. 2. The matter be fixed for hearing in the week of 24 October 2022. 3. The parties confer in the week of 26 September 2022 about a suitable timetable to ready the matter for a hearing on a date in the week of 24 October 2022. 4. By 9:30 am on 30 September 2022 the parties email the associates to Justice Kenny with a minute of orders setting out a timetable to have the matter ready for hearing on a day in the week of 24 October 2022. 5. There be liberty to apply on reasonable notice. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.