Plaintiff S71/2014 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Ors

[2015] HCATrans 37

[2015] HCATrans 037

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney   No S71 of 2014

B e t w e e n -

PLAINTIFF S71/2014

Plaintiff

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION

First Defendant

Refugee Review Tribunal

Second Defendant

JUDGE DRIVER A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Third Defendant

Application for order to show cause

GAGELER J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT SYDNEY ON WEDNESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2015, AT 10.35 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

PLAINTIFF S71/2014 appeared in person.

MR D.A. HUGHES:   May it please the Court, I appear for the first defendant.  (instructed by DLA Piper Australia)

HIS HONOUR:   I note that there is a submitting appearance from each of the second and third defendants.  Sir, do you speak any English?

PLAINTIFF S71/2014:   No, I speak but I does not understand when another speak to me.

HIS HONOUR:   I understand you require an Arabic interpreter.

PLAINTIFF S71/2014:   Yes.

HIS HONOUR:   No interpreter is available now.  An interpreter will be available at 11.30 tomorrow morning.  Do you understand?

PLAINTIFF S71/2014:   Yes, yes.

HIS HONOUR:   I will therefore hear your application tomorrow morning at 11.30 in this Court.  Do you understand?

PLAINTIFF S71/2014:   Yes, yes.

HIS HONOUR:   I adjourn this matter to be heard before me at 11.30 tomorrow morning.  The Court will now adjourn until 11.30 Eastern Standard Time to hear matter No 4 in the list.  Thank you.

AT 10.36 AM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED
UNTIL THURSDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2015