Browse Federal Court Judgments (Single & Full Court)
Published last 24 hours
A listing of judgments published in the last 24 hours, with the most recently received listed at the top.
| NPA | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative |
Baig v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FCA 1197
NEEDHAM J MIGRATION – appeal from decision of Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) to dismiss an application for review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – where appellants did not appear – application for dismissal under r 36.75(1)(a) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – whether appeal arguable – Tribunal affirmed decision of a delegate of the Minister not to grant the first appellant a student visa – where Tribunal was not satisfied on the evidence available that the first appellant was a genuine temporary entrant – whether the primary judge failed to consider the criteria for genuine temporary entrants with active intellectual engagement – whether the primary judge should have found that the Tribunal denied the appellants procedural fairness by not providing them with the United Nations report it relied on in its decision – whether the primary judge erred in saying that the first appellant had not made a particular submission in his visa application or at any other time – primary judge erred in making this statement, but the error did not amount to an appellable error – the factors considered by the Tribunal weighed more on the decision-maker’s mind than the portion inadvertently mischaracterised by the primary judge – no error identified in the Tribunal’s or the primary judge’s decision – appeal dismissed |
5 Aug 2026 |
| Administrative |
Garnsey v Minter Ellison Services Pty Limited (Application for adjustments and accommodations) [2026] FCA 1193
SHARIFF J PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application made by applicant for orders to be made in advance of final hearing for adjustments and accommodations to be made to ensure a fair hearing based on applicant’s medical conditions – where orders seek to regulate the manner and method of cross-examination, access to documents, scheduled breaks, evidence to be given by AVL, provision of a Communication Intermediary and support person and rulings as to assessment of applicant’s credibility in view of medical conditions – the duty of the Court to ensure a fair hearing for all parties not just one side – application accepted in part and rejected in others |
24 Aug 2026 |
| Administrative |
GGW18 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2026] FCA 1198
BUTTON J MIGRATION – appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Div 2) – application for a protection visa – where Administrative Appeals Tribunal rejected factual claims founding application for protection visa and affirmed refusal of protection visa – where some grounds of appeal raise matters not raised before Tribunal or primary judge – whether leave should be granted to raise points not taken below – where grounds lack merit and did not clearly arise on the materials – Tribunal not required to consider case not expressly made or not clearly arising on the materials – no jurisdictional error established – appeal dismissed |
24 Aug 2026 |
| Administrative |
Manu v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FCAFC 108
SNADEN, CHEESEMAN AND MCELWAINE JJ MIGRATION – appeal from dismissal of application for judicial review – mandatory cancellation of visa under s 501(3A) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – decision not to revoke cancellation under s 501CA(4) – where delay between decision and provision of Tribunal’s reasons – where judicial review application filed within time – where reasons received before judicial review hearing – where timetabling orders to permit applicant to file additional materials – where applicant did not do so – whether denial of procedural fairness by primary judge. MIGRATION – legal unreasonableness – hardship to appellant’s family – where relevant matters expressly considered – whether complaint concerned weight and invited impermissible merits review. Held: no error established – appeal dismissed. |
24 Aug 2026 |
| Commercial |
Clark v Registrar of Titles [2026] FCA 1203
COLVIN J PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application by plaintiff to remove the second defendant as a party or restrict its involvement in proceedings – where second defendant is mortgagee over land owned by plaintiff – where plaintiff seeks injunction restraining Registrar from transferring land pursuant to mortgagee's right – application dismissed |
20 Aug 2026 |
| Administrative |
Commissioner of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission v Edwards [2026] FCA 1206
BURLEY J INDUSTRIAL LAW – banning order – respondent knowingly breached – where respondent has not participated in proceedings to date – default judgment entered – declaration of contraventions made |
20 Aug 2026 |
| Commercial |
North Limited v Zentree Limited, in the matter of Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (Costs) [2026] FCA 1202
MARKOVIC J COSTS – application approved under s 664F of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – representative defendant opposed application – statutory requirement that 90% holder bear costs incurred by representative defendant in s 664F(4) of the Corporations Act – whether representative defendant acted improperly, vexatiously or otherwise unreasonably – representative defendant acted unreasonably in maintaining formal objections – costs reduced by 15% |
24 Aug 2026 |
