Turin, Gloria v Hurford, Christopher John

Case [1987] FCA 801


D?YTE :

The C I I I J L - ~ iz

movd on

behalf i;f the

applicant fltr

an

order restraining t.he execut.ion of an order for t.he deportation of the applicant. whi::h xas made on 26 Fs!bruary 1387. The Frajceeding

in w h i c h that motion i s made is a projceerlinc~ which was

originated

by t.he filing G f an application under the Administrative Decisions (Judisial Review) Act 1977 for the review of a much earlier administrative dacizion kiy t.he respondent, himself, t.hat is to say

t h e Minister, a decision to refusF t o grant t.he applicant an entry

permit..

The decision is expressed in the originating document to

be a decisian refusing the grant of resident st.atus,

vhich in lay

language is perhaps not

an inaccurate way Gf describing it.

There is I think great; conceptual difficulky in having an uriginating application ramprehend an application f o r review of a decision not made c;ntil after the filing af the originating application. It was suggested on behalf af the appllcant that the $200 filing fee w n u l d Le a great t3bstacle to her instituting a f resh proceeding by filing a further originating application, but there is not any actual evidence either that the fee would have t o be paid immediately or that she simply does not have the $200.

The other ground of a t . tack suggested w a s that

the

This is a

case in w h i c h , if

there be any argument

fit

f u r consideratinn in support of an application for an IDrder of

review, there has been sufficient time tu formulate the argument

and to present it. Pio such argument has been presented to me and

kherefclre there appears ts me t.o be no basis on which a n

injunctive order restraining exe i -u t ion of the deportation order

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Turin, Gloria v Hurford, Christopher John [1987] FCA 801
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[1987] FCA 801
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case of Turin v Hurford involves an application by Gloria Turin for an order to restrain the execution of a deportation order issued against her on 26 February 1987. The application was made in the Federal Court of Australia, where Turin sought judicial review of a decision by the Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs, Christopher John Hurford, to refuse her an entry permit. Turin's application contended that the decision to refuse her resident status was unlawful and sought an injunction to prevent the deportation order from being enforced.

The central legal issues before the court were whether the Federal Court had jurisdiction to review the decision to deport Turin and whether an injunction should be granted to prevent the execution of the deportation order. The court considered whether the applicant had presented a sufficient argument to warrant an injunction and whether there were any grounds for the court to intervene in the deportation proceedings. The court also examined the procedural aspects of the application, including the appropriate filing fee and whether Turin had sufficient time to formulate and present her arguments.

The Federal Court found that Turin had not presented any substantive argument to support her application for an injunction. The court held that there was no basis for the applicant to be granted an order of review and dismissed her application. The court noted that sufficient time had elapsed for Turin to formulate and present any arguments she had in support of her application. Furthermore, the court rejected the argument that the $200 filing fee would constitute an undue burden for Turin, as there was no evidence presented to substantiate this claim. Consequently, the court denied Turin's application for an injunction to restrain the execution of the deportation order.

In conclusion, the Federal Court dismissed Turin's application for an order to restrain the execution of the deportation order issued against her. The court found that Turin had not presented any sufficient argument to warrant the issuance of an injunction. The court also noted that there was ample time for Turin to formulate and present her arguments. The orders of the court were that Turin's application be dismissed and that the deportation order remain in effect.

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