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The Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights National Practice Area (NPA) comprises:

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Latest Judgments


  • 16 May 2025: Lam v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2025] FCA 506
    MIGRATION — appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) dismissing applications for judicial review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal — where the appellant had failed to satisfy cl 407.214 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) — where the Tribunal found it had no…
    Judge: O'SULLIVAN J
  • 16 May 2025: Eswaran v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2025] FCA 496
    MIGRATION – Application for judicial review of a migration decision – Where the Minister exercised the power under s 501BA(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) –Whether the migration decision is attended by jurisdictional error because the exercise of the power in s 501BA(2) is constrained by an implied time limit with which the Minister failed to…
    Judge: LONGBOTTOM J
  • 5 May 2025: Miller v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2025] FCA 494
    MIGRATION – application for judicial review of migration decision – leave granted for amendment of originating application – whether Tribunal failed to consider protection of Australian community and/or ongoing risk – whether Tribunal erred in failing to comply with Ministerial Direction 99 – ground rejected on current authorities as they stand –…
    Judge: JACKMAN J

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Forms & Rules


The key forms and rules for commencing proceedings are:

Administrative Law:

  • An application for judicial review under ss 39B(1) and (1A) the Judiciary Act:

Forms:

  • Form 69 – Originating application for relief under Section 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903

Rules:

  • An application for judicial review under the ADJR Act:

Forms:

  • Form 66 - Originating application for judicial review

Rules:

  • An appeal on a question of law from the Administrative Review Tribunal, Superannuation Complaints Tribunal or National Native Title Tribunal:

Forms:

  • Form 75 – Notice of appeal from a tribunal

Rules:

Constitutional Law:

  • An application arising under the Australian Constitution or its interpretation:

Forms:

  • Form 18 – Notice of a constitutional matter under s 78B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)

Rules:

Human Rights:

Forms:

  • Form 116 – Originating application under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
  • Form 59 – Affidavit
  • Form 17 – Statement of claim

Rules:

Self-Represented Litigants


If you are starting a matter or a person has started a matter against you and you do not have legal representation and are conducting the matter and acting for yourself then you are called a self-represented litigant.

The Court has developed a number of resources to assist litigants including:

National Coordinating Judges

  • Perry J
  • Meagher J

National Coordinating Registrars

  • Michael Buckingham
  • Simon Haag (Migration)

NPA Judges

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