VAO v MIMA

[2003] HCATrans 528

[2003] HCATrans 528

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Melbourne  No M23 of 2002

B e t w e e n -

VAO

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

Respondent

Office of the Registry
  Melbourne  No M25 of 2002

B e t w e e n -

VAP

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

Respondent

Applications for special leave to appeal

GLEESON CJ
HAYNE J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT MELBOURNE ON FRIDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2003, AT 12.39 PM

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MR W.S. MOSLEY:   If the Court pleases, I appear for the respondent.  (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)

GLEESON CJ:   In both of these matters the applicants have indicated that they do not wish to adduce oral argument.

MR MOSLEY:   Yes, your Honour, I appreciate that.  We were not aware of that until yesterday.

GLEESON CJ:   Thank you, Mr Mosley.

Having considered the written material before the Court in support of the application, we are of the view that there are insufficient prospects of success of an appeal to warrant a grant of special leave.  In each case the application is refused with costs.

We are going to adjourn for a short time to reconstitute.

AT 12.40 PM THE MATTERS WERE CONCLUDED