Director-General of Security v AIX20 [2024] FCA 88

Federal Court of Australia

Director-General of Security v AIX20 [2024] FCA 88 Application for leave to appeal from: AIX20 v Director-General of Security [2023] FCA 1344

File number: VID 1004 of 2023

Judgment of: MORTIMER CJ

Date of judgment: 15 February 2024

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal – application for stay of proceedings – where primary judge dismissed an application for summary dismissal – where novel duty of care alleged in negligence claim – where declaration sought in judicial review application – whether sufficient doubt attends decision of primary judge – whether substantial injustice if leave not granted – leave to appeal refused

Legislation: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 24(1A) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 501(6)(g) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)

Cases cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission [1992] HCA 10; 175 CLR 564 AIX20 v Director-General of Security [2023] FCA 1344 Bux Global Ltd v Hooke [2018] FCA 882 Cran v New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 92; 62 NSWLR 95 Fuller-Wilson v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 218 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Ltd [2000] FCA 1572; 104 FCR 564 Knowles v Commonwealth of Australia [2022] FCA 741 Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v MB [2021] FCAFC 194 Minister for the Environment v Sharma [2022] FCAFC 35; 291 FCR 311 NAJT v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 134 Neimann v Electronic Industries Ltd [1978] VR 431 Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 19; 94 NSWLR 83 State of New South Wales v Spearpoint [2009] NSWCA 233 Sullivan v Moody [2001] HCA 59; 207 CLR 562