SZSQW v Minister for Immigration

SZSQW (the applicant) sought an extension of time from Emmett J of the Federal Court of Australia to file a proceeding seeking constitutional writ relief against the Minister for Immigration. The dispute concerned the applicant's claim for protection and the Refugee Review Tribunal's (RRT) decision in relation to that claim.

The primary legal issues before the Court were whether the applicant should be granted an extension of time pursuant to section 477 of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth) to file their application for constitutional writ relief, and if so, whether the delay in filing was satisfactorily explained and whether the applicant had any reasonable prospects of establishing jurisdictional error in the RRT's decision.

Emmett J found that the delay in filing the application was not satisfactorily explained. Furthermore, his Honour concluded that the applicant had no reasonable prospects of success in establishing jurisdictional error on the part of the Refugee Review Tribunal. Consequently, the application for an extension of time was dismissed.