BVV16 v Minister for Home Affairs

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MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS & ANOR

[2019] HCASL 172
S47/2019

  1. The applicant seeks special leave to appeal from a decision of Derrington J in the Federal Court of Australia.  The two proposed grounds of appeal were not raised before the Federal Court and, in any event, the grounds would not enjoy any prospects of success in an appeal to this Court.  Accordingly, special leave to appeal should be refused.

  2. Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

V.M. Bell
15 May 2019 		S.J. Gageler
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[2019] HCASL 172
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The case involves an applicant seeking special leave to appeal a decision made by Derrington J in the Federal Court of Australia. The applicant is BVV16, and the respondent is the Minister for Home Affairs. The dispute revolves around the applicant's application for special leave to appeal the Federal Court's decision, which was made in the context of S47/2019. The High Court of Australia is the court before which the special leave to appeal is being sought.

The legal issues the court needed to decide pertained to the appropriateness of granting special leave to appeal on grounds that were not raised before the Federal Court. Additionally, the court had to determine whether the proposed grounds of appeal had any prospects of success if they were to be heard by the High Court. The court had to examine the procedural aspects of the application and the merits of the proposed grounds of appeal to make its decision.

In rendering its decision, the court found that the two proposed grounds of appeal were not raised before the Federal Court, and therefore, the application for special leave to appeal on those grounds was not tenable. Even if the court had considered the merits of the proposed grounds of appeal, it found that they would not enjoy any prospects of success. The court concluded that special leave to appeal should be refused based on these findings. The court's decision was made pursuant to rule 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), which directs the Registrar to draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application.

The final orders of the court were to dismiss the application for special leave to appeal, and the Registrar was directed to draw up, sign, and seal the order accordingly. This decision was made by V.M. Bell and S.J. Gageler on 15 May 2019.

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