Wijesekera v MIAC & Anor

[2008] HCATrans 57

[2008] HCATrans 057

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Melbourne  No M58 of 2007

B e t w e e n -

WASANTHA CHANDANA WIJESEKERA

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP

First Respondent

MIGRATION REVIEW TRIBUNAL

Second Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

Publication of reasons and pronouncement of orders

HAYNE J
CRENNAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2008, AT 9.06 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

HAYNE J:   The applicant, a citizen of Sri Lanka, seeks special leave to appeal against the orders of a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia (Nicholson J).  By those orders, Nicholson J dismissed the applicant's appeal against orders of the Federal Magistrates Court (Reithmuller FM).  By those orders, Reithmuller FM dismissed an application to set aside earlier orders dismissing an application for judicial review of a decision of the Migration Review Tribunal.  The Tribunal affirmed the decision of a delegate of the Minister to refuse to grant the applicant a Sri Lankan (Temporary) (Class TT) visa.

The applicant's written submissions raise no arguable ground for the grant of special leave and any appeal would have insufficient prospects of success to justify a grant of special leave to appeal.

Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.  I publish that disposition.

AT 9.07 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED