Akpata v MIMIA

[2003] HCATrans 637

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Adelaide  No A213 of 2002

B e t w e e n -

STEPHEN OGHO AKPATA

Appellant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

Respondent

Pronouncement of consent orders

GLEESON CJ
McHUGH J
KIRBY J
CALLINAN J
HEYDON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON FRIDAY, 4 APRIL 2003, AT 10.01 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

GLEESON CJ:   In this matter the parties have consented to orders.  In accordance with that consent, the orders of the Court are:

1.  The appeal against the whole of the judgment of Justice Gummow given and made on 2 September 2002 in application No A94 of 2002 is allowed.

2.  The judgment and all orders of Justice Gummow given and made on 2 September 2002 in application No A94 of 2002 are set aside.

3.  The further proceedings in that application are remitted to the Federal Court of Australia.

4.  The application is to proceed in that Court as if the steps already taken in the application in this Court had been taken in that court.

There is to be no order as to costs.  I publish those orders.

AT 10.03 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED