Section 486I — Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Lawyer’s certification

(1) A lawyer must not file a document commencing migration litigation, unless the lawyer certifies in writing that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the migration litigation has a reasonable prospect of success.

(2) A court must refuse to accept a document commencing migration litigation if it is a document that, under subsection (1), must be certified and it has not been.

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Related sections

s 486F — Cost orders
s 486G — Person must be given reasonable opportunity to argue against costs order
s 486H — Limited waiver of legal professional privilege
s 486J — Part does not limit other powers to order costs against third parties
s 486K — Definitions
s 486L — What is the detention reporting start time for a person?

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