WAAD v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 399

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WAAD v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 399 MIGRATION – judicial review – Refugee Review Tribunal – protection visa – application of "real chance" test – mistaken finding of fact – Tribunal's failure to consider possible occurrences PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – appeal – out of time – extension granted Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 476(1)(b), (c), (e) Federal Court RulesO 52 r15(1), r15(2) Burns v Grigg [1967] VR 871 applied Gallo v Dawson (1990) 93 ALR 479 applied Hughes v National Trustees Executors & Agency Co of Australasia Ltd [1978] VR 257 applied Jess v Scott (1986) 12 FCR 187 applied Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Guo (1997) 191 CLR 559 applied Ratnam v Cumarasamy [1965] 1 WLR 8 applied Surita v Immigration and Naturalization Service 95 F3d 814 (9th Cir 1996) referred to Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 applied Abebe v Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 510 applied Karanakaran v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2000] 3 All ER 449 cited N1202/01A v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 94 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 180 ALR 1 applied W396/01 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2002) FCAFC 103 applied Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal (2002) 190 ALR 601 referred to Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte "A" (2001) 185 ALR 489 referred to WAAD v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS W 460 of 2001

LEE, R D NICHOLSON & FINKELSTEIN JJ

6 DECEMBER 2002

PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W 460 of 2001

On Appeal from a Single Judge of the Federal Court of Australia

BETWEEN: WAAD

Appellant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS