Keith Sypott

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Keith practises in public, industrial and commercial law.

Before coming to the Bar, Keith was a Senior Lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor in the Administrative Law Team. In that role, he regularly appeared as a solicitor-advocate in merits review, judicial review and appellate proceedings. Before working at AGS, Keith was an associate to Deputy President Forgie at the (then) Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Keith read with Alexander Solomon-Bridge and his senior mentor is Nick Wood SC.

Select cases:

• ABC18 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FCA 274 - Judicial review appeal concerning decision to refuse to grant protection visa (led by A Aleksov, for ABC18).
• Lee v Yap [2026] VSCA 20 - Application for leave to appeal and appeal concerning the appointment of a personal representative of an estate under the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic), allegations of abuse of process and the waiver of an alleged breach of the Hearne v Street obligation (led by L De Ferrari SC, for the applicants).
• KVO25 v Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs [2025] FCA 1584 - Application for interlocutory injunction to restrain apprehended decision to apply for Nauruan visa - jurisdiction of Federal Court of Australia - suppression orders (led by S B Lloyd SC and A F Solomon-Bridge, for the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs).
• Mai v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2025] FCA 810 - Application for extension of time to seek judicial review of Tribunal decision not to revoke mandatory cancellation of visa on character grounds (unled, for the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship).
• Electoral Commissioner, in the matter of an inquiry relating to an election for an office in the Australian Education Union [2024] FCA 1485; Electoral Commissioner, in the matter of an inquiry relating to an election for an office in the Australian Education Union (No 2) [2025] FCA 57 - Inquiry into election for office in branch of registered organisation (unled, for the Electoral Commissioner).
• Fahy v Administrative Appeals Tribunal [2024] FCA 170 - AAT Act appeal from social security decision (unled, for the Secretary, Department of Social Services).
• Ross v Attorney-General (Cth) [2024] FCA 180 - Application for leave to appeal concerning remedies available in respect of non-statutory decision (unled, for the Attorney-General (Cth)).
• Kheirabadi v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FedCFamC2G 1098 - Application for judicial review of decision to seize bogus document (unled, for the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs).
• Re Haig, Executor of The Estate of De Vos and Secretary, Department of Health and Aged Care (2023) 180 ALD 276 - Application for merits review of assets calculation involving claims of equitable interests in property (unled, for the Secretary, Department of Health and Aged Care).