Applicant NASL of 2002 v MIMIA [2004] HCATrans 100 (2 April 2004)

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Applicant NASL of 2002 v MIMIA [2004] HCATrans 100 (2 April 2004)

Last Updated: 8 April 2004

[2004] HCATrans 100

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
Sydney No S455 of 2003

B e t w e e n -

APPLICANT NASL OF 2002

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

GUMMOW J
HEYDON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT SYDNEY ON FRIDAY, 2 APRIL 2004, AT 2.30 PM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

MR J.D. SMITH: May it please the Court, I appear for the respondent. (instructed by Sparke Helmore)

GUMMOW J: Are you aware of an application for adjournment?

MR SMITH: I am, your Honours.

GUMMOW J: You had better call this outside, Officer, application No 10. Have you seen a copy of this communication to the Registrar of 1 April?

MR SMITH: The one attaching the medical certificate?

GUMMOW J: Yes.

MR SMITH: Yes, I have, your Honour.

GUMMOW J: What is the attitude of the Minister?

MR SMITH: The respondent neither opposes nor consents to the application.

GUMMOW J: I see, thank you.

HEYDON J: The applicant has no history of not turning up?

MR SMITH: No, your Honour.

COURT OFFICER: No response, your Honour.

GUMMOW J: Yes, thank you, Officer.

The application for adjournment will be granted and the matter will stand in the list for Tuesday, 4 May 2004 at Sydney at 2.15 pm.

AT 2.31 PM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED
UNTIL TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004