Sayed v Salvation Army Housing [2023] FCA 1298

Federal Court of Australia

Sayed v Salvation Army Housing [2023] FCA 1298 File number(s): VID 411 of 2023

Judgment of: HORAN J

Date of judgment: 23 October 2023

Date of publication of reasons: 27 October 2023

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Decision by Registrar not to accept interlocutory application for filing under rr 2.26 and 2.27 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – application under r 3.04 for order directing Registrar to accept application for filing – whether interlocutory application is frivolous or vexatious or abuse of process, either on its face or by reference to other documents filed – whether in the interests of the due administration of justice to direct Registrar to accept interlocutory application for filing – application allowed subject to conditions

Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.37, 2.26, 2.27, 3.04 Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic) ss 86, 91ZL, 91ZM, 322(1), 448 Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic) s 77, Part 3A

Cases cited: Bizuneh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2003) 128 FCR 353 Citta Hobart Pty Ltd v Cawthorn [2022] HCA 16; (2022) 96 ALJR 476 Cristovao v Registrar Scott [2013] FCAFC 92 DOB18 v Ng in his capacity as a Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia [2019] FCA 1575 Ferdinands v Registrar Cridland [2022] FCAFC 80 MS PD v Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia [2021] FCA 1197 Nyoni v Murphy (2018) 261 FCR 164 Qantas Airways Ltd v Lustig (2015) 228 FCR 148 Re Pickering [2009] FCA 809 Sayed v Salvation Army Housing [2023] FCA 526 Somasundaram v Luxton [2020] FCA 1076 Thurin v Krongold Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2022] VSCA 226; (2022) 407 ALR 187 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378