Singh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs

[2021] HCASL 106

SINGH

v

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS & ANOR

[2021] HCASL 106
A23/2020

1. A single judge of the Federal Court of Australia (Rangiah J), exercising the appellate jurisdiction of the Federal Court under s 25(1AA) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), dismissed the applicant's appeal from the decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Judge Young). Judge Young had dismissed the applicant's application for judicial review of the decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirming the decision of a delegate of the then Minister for Immigration and Border Protection refusing to grant the applicant a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC), Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa.

2. The applicant did not apply to this Court for special leave to appeal against the orders of Rangiah J.  Instead, the applicant filed a notice of appeal in the Federal Court against the orders of Rangiah J.  White J dismissed the applicant's appeal because the Federal Court did not have jurisdiction to hear and determine that appeal.  The applicant has not identified a question of principle of general importance sufficient to warrant a grant of special leave to appeal and otherwise advances no arguable ground of appeal against the decision of White J.  Any appeal to this Court would enjoy no prospects of success and it would not be in the interests of justice generally or in the particular circumstances of this case to grant special leave.  Special leave should be refused.

3. 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.

M.M. Gordon	S.H.P. Steward
17 June 2021