That was said to be because the privative clause provisions came into operation on 2 October 2001, by virtue of Schedule 1, Clause 8(2) of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001
Cth), with the consequence that the new subs 474(2) of the Migration Act 1958
Tribunal to hand down its decision before the amendments to the Migration Act 1958
The Court erred in failing to hold that the decision of the Refugee Tribunal made on 5 November 2001 involved an error of law, being an error involving an incorrect interpretation of the applicable law or an incorrect application of the law to the facts as found by the Tribunal (section 476(1)(c) of