Singh v Minister for Immigration, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 978

Federal Court of Australia

Singh v Minister for Immigration, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 978 Appeal from: Singh v Minister for Immigration and Anor [2020] FCCA 2799

File number(s): WAD 246 of 2020

Judgment of: WHEELAHAN J

Date of judgment: 17 August 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from orders of judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (as then known) – where appellant not granted a student visa by delegate of Minister – where delegate's decision affirmed by Administrative Appeals Tribunal – where appellant a self-represented litigant – where notice of appeal alleged jurisdictional error and decision on basis of assumption by primary judge – where grounds of appeal not specified nor particularised – where appellant filed no written submissions – where appellant made no oral submissions as to specific nature of alleged jurisdictional error – where no self-evident or obvious error in decision of primary judge or Tribunal – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 65(1)(b) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 36.01(2)(c) Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), Schedule 2 cl 500.212

Cases cited: COS16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services & Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 112 Eros v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 1061 MZAIB v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2015] FCA 1392; 238 FCR 158 Singh v Minister for Immigration [2020] FCCA 2799