Statement of Reasons
INTRODUCTION
1. The Applicant is an Australian citizen. He appears to be aggrieved by events that unfolded at Perth International Airport on 31 October 2024 and by an employment dispute that was dealt with by the Queensland Human Rights Commission and the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. He has filed three applications for review with the Administrative Review Tribunal (Tribunal) in respect of these issues and has not engaged with the Tribunal's Registry's (Registry) queries regarding the jurisdictional basis for his applications in an appropriate manner. For the following reasons, the Tribunal has determined that the applications should be dismissed because they are misconceived and are otherwise an abuse of the process of the Tribunal. The manner of the Applicant's engagement with the Registry has also led to the conclusion that he should be prevented from bringing a further application in respect of the same subject matter, without leave of the Tribunal.
BACKGROUND
2. In 2024/10661, and by application lodged online on 16 December 2024, the Applicant purports to seek review of decisions made by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Perth International Airport on 31 October 2024. Notwithstanding the inaccuracy with which the Applicant completed the application form in terms of his personal details and key dates, the Applicant provided the Tribunal with material released by both the ABF and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) in respect of the events of 31 October 2024 and their interactions with the Applicant.
3. In 2024/10673, and by further application lodged online on 16 December 2024, the Applicant refers to the events of 31 October 2024. He claimed to have 'made ignored Applications, to the federal court'. In addition to the material provided in the first application, the Applicant provided a letter and reasons for decision from a Freedom of Information (FOI) decision-maker in the AFP dated 13 December 2024. He subsequently advised the Tribunal on 20 December 2024 that he was not challenging the FOI decision, rather his complaint was about the conduct of the ABF on 31 October 2024.
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