Veeva Enterprises Pty Ltd v Minister for Immigration and Anor

Veeva Enterprises Pty Ltd (the applicant) sought judicial review of a decision by the Minister for Immigration and Anor (the respondent). The applicant failed to comply with Rule 9.04 of the *Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001* by commencing proceedings otherwise than through a lawyer. The respondent applied to dismiss the proceeding due to this non-compliance. The applicant did not appear at the hearing of the application for dismissal, nor did it provide any explanation for its absence.

The Federal Circuit Court was required to determine whether the applicant's failure to comply with Rule 9.04 warranted the dismissal of its Originating Application for Review. The court also considered whether the application for dismissal had been duly served on the applicant.

Judge Egan reasoned that the applicant's failure to comply with the Rules of Court, specifically Rule 9.04, was a significant default. The court noted that the applicant had not appeared at the hearing of the dismissal application and had offered no explanation for this non-appearance. Given the lack of compliance and the absence of any mitigating circumstances or explanation from the applicant, the court found that the proceeding should be dismissed.

The Originating Application for Review was dismissed.