SZICI v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT 1 This is an application for leave to appeal from a judgment of the Federal Magistrate of 6 March 2006. The Federal Magistrate dismissed as an abuse of process, an application for judicial review of a decision of a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs ('the Minister') filed by the applicant on 12 January 2006. The delegate's decision, made on 19 November 1999 refused the applicant a protection visa. The Federal Magistrate concluded correctly that it was not open to the applicant to challenge the delegate's decision. 2 The applicant has not demonstrated that any error attended the decision of the Federal Magistrate. I should note that the application filed on 12 January 2006 was preceded by litigation in the Federal Magistrates Court (SZDUA v Minister for Immigration [2005] FMCA 519), this Court (SZDUA v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 1148) and the High Court (SZDUA v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCATrans 1018), challenging a decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal of 19 April 2004 which affirmed the decision of the delegate. Most recently, that litigation culminated in the refusal of special leave by the High Court on 15 December 2005. I propose to dismiss the application for leave to appeal as any appeal is doomed to fail. I order that the applicant pay the respondent's costs. I certify that the preceding two (2) numbered paragraphs are a true copy of the Reasons for Judgment herein of the Honourable Justice Moore.

Solicitor for the Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor