Caratti v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police & Anor

In the High Court of Australia, the plaintiff, Mr Caratti, sought orders in the nature of certiorari, mandamus, and prohibition. The Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, the first defendant, sought to have the proceedings dismissed or permanently stayed as an abuse of process. The plaintiff's application was filed outside the prescribed time limits under the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), and he sought an enlargement of time or dispensation from compliance with those rules.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the plaintiff's application for an enlargement of time or dispensation from compliance with the High Court Rules, and whether to dismiss the plaintiff's show cause application. Additionally, the court considered the plaintiff's summons seeking further orders, including leave to join a defendant and referral of the matter to a Full Court.

The court dismissed the plaintiff's summons filed on 11 September 2018. It refused the plaintiff's application for an enlargement of time or dispensation from compliance with the relevant High Court Rules. Consequently, the plaintiff's application for an order to show cause was also dismissed. The plaintiff was ordered to pay the defendants' costs.