Praljak v Commonwealth of Australia (Federal Court of Australia) [2022] FCA 1438

Federal Court of Australia

Praljak v Commonwealth of Australia (Federal Court of Australia) [2022] FCA 1438 File number: QUD 136 of 2022

Judgment of: MCEVOY J

Date of judgment: 30 November 2022

Catchwords: HUMAN RIGHTS – application for leave pursuant to s 46PO of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) – applicant claims the respondents did not organise him legal representation, that the second respondent failed to disclose conflict of interest and that there was a failure to take into account applicant's health conditions – doctrine of judicial immunity considered and applied – claim has no reasonable prospect of success – leave refused

Legislation: Constitution s 72(ii) Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) ss 46PF, 46PH, 46PO Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 (Cth) s 8(1) Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 5(2) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 rr 4.12, 4.13

Cases cited: Chircop v Technical and Further Education Commission [2022] FCA 1015 Fingleton v The Queen (2005) 227 CLR 166; [2005] HCA 34 Gallo v Dawson (1988) 63 ALJR 121 Gerard v Hope [1965] Tas SR 15 James v WorkPower Inc [2018] FCA 2083 Mann v O'Neill (1997) 191 CLR 204; [1997] HCA 28 Matthews v Markos [2019] FCA 1827 Praljak v Department of Defence [2021] FCA 1668 Rajski v Powell (1987) 11 NSWLR 522 Re East; Ex parte Nguyen (1998) 196 CLR 354; [1998] HCA 73 Weir v Telstra Corporation Limited [2022] FCA 969 Wentworth v Wentworth (2001) 52 NSWLR 602; [2000] NSWCA 350 Yeldham v Rajski (1989) 18 NSWLR 48 Nakhla v McCarthy [1978] 1 NZLR 291 Justice Stephen Gageler, 'Just versus Quick: Constructivist and Ecological Rationality in a Common Law System' (2022) 45(2) Melbourne University Law Review 830