SZFWL v MIMA

[2007] HCATrans 564

[2007] HCATrans 564

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S464 of 2006

B e t w e e n -

SZFWL

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

Publication of reasons and pronouncement of orders

GUMMOW J
KIEFEL J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON WEDNESDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2007, AT 9.32 AM

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GUMMOW J: The applicant, a citizen of China, seeks special leave to appeal against the orders of a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia (Spender J) exercising the appellate jurisdiction of that Court. By those orders, Spender J dismissed the applicant's appeal against orders of the Federal Magistrates Court (Riley FM) dismissing an application for relief under s 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), in respect of a decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal. The Tribunal affirmed the decision of a delegate of the Minister to refuse to grant the applicant a protection visa.

Because the applicant is unrepresented, the application falls to be dealt with under r 41.10 of the High Court Rules 2004.

The applicant's written submissions have not advanced any question of law that would justify a grant of special leave to appeal.  None of the claims advanced in this Court are particularised or have any foundation.  He has not sought to identify any error in the decision of the Federal Court, nor is any such error evident. 

Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application. I publish the disposition signed by Justice Kiefel and myself.

AT 9.33 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED