Manolakis v Costello

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Manolakis v Costello [2008] FCA 1616

ANASTASIOS MANOLAKIS v PETER COSTELLO & ORS

SAD 98 of 2008

BESANKO J
31 OCTOBER 2008
ADELAIDE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY	SAD 98 of 2008

BETWEEN:	ANASTASIOS MANOLAKIS Applicant
AND:	PETER COSTELLO & ORS Respondents

JUDGE:	BESANKO J
DATE OF ORDER:	31 OCTOBER 2008
WHERE MADE:	ADELAIDE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.The application for an order of review be dismissed.

Note:Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY	SAD 98 of 2008

BETWEEN:	ANASTASIOS MANOLAKIS Applicant
AND:	PETER COSTELLO & ORS Respondent

JUDGE:	BESANKO J
DATE:	31 OCTOBER 2008
PLACE:	ADELAIDE

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

1. This is an application by Mr Anastasios Manolakis for an order of review under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act  1977 (Cth) (“ADJR Act”).

2. On or about 11 July 2008, the applicant attempted to institute a proceeding in this Court by filing an application and supporting affidavit. The District Registrar sought a direction from the Acting Chief Justice of the Court as to whether the documents should be accepted for filing. The Acting Chief Justice directed the District Registrar not to accept the documents for filing on the basis that the application was, on its face, frivolous, vexatious and scandalous. The District Registrar refused to accept the documents for filing.

3. Order 46 r 7A provides as follows:

   7A      Refusal to accept document for filing

   (1)A Registrar may refuse to accept or issue a document (including any document which is, or if issued will become, an originating document) if the document appears to the Registrar on its face to be an abuse of the process of the Court or to be frivolous or vexatious.

   (2)A Registrar may seek the direction of a Judge who may direct the Registrar that a document (including any document which is, or if issued will become, an originating document):

   (a)       is to be accepted or issued; or
   (b)       is not to be accepted or issued; or
   (c)       is not to be accepted or issued without the leave of a Judge.

4. The proper procedure to be followed by an aggrieved party seeking to challenge either a District Registrar’s decision or a Judge’s direction under O 46 r 7A was considered by the Full Court of this Court in Manolakis v District Registrar, South Australia District Registry, Federal Court of Australia [2008] FCAFC 162. The Court decided that:

   1.the conduct of the Registrar undertaken in compliance with the Judge’s direction under O 46 r 7A is not open to review under s 35A(5) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth);

   2.the direction of a Judge under O 46 r 7A is not a judgment from which an appeal may be brought pursuant to s 24(1)(a) of the Federal Court of Australia…