ATMADJA v Minister for Immigration

Case

[2005] FMCA 1317

8 September 2005


FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA

ATMADJA v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION [2005] FMCA 1317
MIGRATION – Application for review of decision of Migration Review Tribunal – student visa – no appearance – application dismissed pursuant to Rule 13.03A of the Federal Magistrates Court Rules.

Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001, rules 13.03A, 16.05

SAAP & Anor v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 24

Applicant: WILLY ATMADJA
Respondent: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
File Number: SYG 82 of 2005
Judgment of: Pascoe CFM
Hearing date: 8 September 2005
Delivered at: Sydney
Delivered on: 8 September 2005

REPRESENTATION

Counsel for the Applicant: Nil
Solicitors for the Applicant: Nil
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr Johnson
Solicitors for the Respondent: Phillps Fox

ORDERS

  1. That the Migration Review Tribunal be joined as a party to these proceedings.

  2. THAT the application be dismissed pursuant to Rule 13.03A of the Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001.

  3. THAT the applicant pay the respondent’s costs fixed in the sum of $4200.

  4. I direct the respondent to enter the orders and to serve a sealed copy of the orders upon the applicant at the address for service by ordinary prepaid post together with a copy of Rule 16.05 of the Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001.

FEDERAL MAGISTRATES
COURT OF AUSTRALIA AT
SYDNEY

SYG 82 OF 2005

WILLY ATMADJA

Applicant

And

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

Respondent

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

(Revised from the Transcript)

Introduction

  1. This is an application for review of a decision of the Migration Review Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) dated 15 December 2004.  The Tribunal decided to affirm the decision under review which was to cancel the applicant's student (temporary) (class TU) visa. 

  2. Consistent with the recent decision of the High Court in SAAP & Anor v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 24, I join the Tribunal as a party to these proceedings.

  3. The Tribunal found that the applicant did not comply with section 8202 during the tenure of his visa.  In so finding, the Tribunal was satisfied by the information in paragraph 21 of its reasons that the applicant did not achieve academic results that were certified by the university in question to be at least satisfactory for each term during the tenure of the visa.

  4. On 2 February 2005 the applicant attended a directions hearing and signed consent minutes which became orders of this court.  The orders required the applicant to file and serve an amended application giving complete particulars of each ground of review which he intended to rely upon at the hearing by no later than 27 April 2005.  I note that no amended application complete with particulars was filed by the due date.

  5. I am satisfied that the applicant was aware of these proceedings and did not avail himself of the opportunity to appear. Accordingly, I dismiss the application pursuant to Rule 13.03A of the Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001 for failure to appear.

  6. It is appropriate that costs follow the event and, accordingly, I order the applicant to pay the respondent's costs in the sum of $4200.

  7. I direct the respondent to enter the orders, to serve a sealed copy of the orders upon the applicant at the address for service by ordinary prepaid post together with a copy of Rule 16.05 of the Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001.

I certify that the preceding seven (7) paragraphs are a true copy of the reasons for judgment of Pascoe CFM

Legal Associate:  Peter Smith

Date:  13 September 2005

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