Anx19 v Minister for Home Affairs

In *Anx19 v Minister for Home Affairs*, the applicant sought leave to file a further amended application, premised on the Full Court of the Federal Court's decision in *EFX17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection*. The respondent sought an adjournment of the proceedings until the determination of a special leave application to the High Court of Australia concerning the *EFX17* case. The matter came before Dowdy J of the Federal Court of Australia.

The central legal issues before the Court were whether it was in the interests of justice to grant the applicant leave to file a further amended application based on the *EFX17* decision, and whether the proceedings should be adjourned pending the outcome of the *EFX17* case in the High Court.

Dowdy J granted the applicant leave to file the further amended application. The Court reasoned that permitting the amendment would allow the applicant to rely on the potentially significant legal developments arising from *EFX17*. Consequently, the Court determined that it was in the interests of justice to adjourn the proceedings until the High Court had determined the *EFX17* special leave application, thereby avoiding potentially inconsistent or premature judicial determinations. The proceeding was adjourned accordingly.