SZIMA v MIMA & Anor [2007] HCATrans 500 (5 September 2007)

Last Updated: 11 September 2007

[2007] HCATrans 500

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
Sydney No S458 of 2006

B e t w e e n -

SZIMA

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

First Respondent

REFUGEE 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 WEDNESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2007, AT 9.24 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

HAYNE J: The applicant, a citizen of The People's Republic of China, seeks special leave to appeal against the orders of a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia (Madgwick J) exercising the appellate jurisdiction of that Court. By those orders, Madgwick J dismissed the applicant's appeal against orders of the Federal Magistrates Court (Driver FM) dismissing an application for relief under s 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) in respect of a decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal. The Tribunal affirmed the decision of a delegate of the Minister to refuse to grant the applicant a protection visa.

Because the applicant is unrepresented, the application falls to be dealt with under r 41.10 of the High Court Rules 2004.

The applicant's written submissions follow a common form and raise no arguable ground for the grant of special leave. We see no reason to doubt the correctness of the orders made by Madgwick J.

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 9.24 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED