Singh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 428

Federal Court of Australia

Singh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 428 Appeal from: Singh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCCA 1233

File number: VID 440 of 2021

Judgment of: BEACH J

Date of judgment: 5 May 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for an extension of time to appeal – no question of principle – application dismissed

Division: General Division

Registry: Victoria

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Number of paragraphs: 37

Date of hearing: 5 May 2023

Counsel for the Applicant: The Applicant did not appear

Counsel for the First Respondent: Mr T Creedon

Solicitor for the First Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor

Counsel for the Second Respondent: The Second Respondent filed a submitting notice save as to costs and otherwise did not appear

ORDERS VID 440 of 2021

BETWEEN: AVTAR SINGH Applicant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS First Respondent

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Second Respondent

order made by: BEACH J DATE OF ORDER: 5 MAY 2023

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The name of the first respondent be amended to "Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs". 2. The application for an extension of time to appeal be dismissed. 3. The applicant pay the first respondent's costs of and incidental to the application. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.