Braganza v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 170

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Braganza v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 170 MIGRATION – whether MRT inflexibly applied departmental policy and failed to give real and genuine consideration to the merits of the appellant's case – MRT correctly understood the role of policy in decision-making process - MRT's decision not affected by an error of law - no need to consider whether jurisdictional error Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth), Pt 5, s 474 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), reg 1.03, Sch 2 sub-class 806 NAAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2002) 193 ALR 449 not followed Plaintiff S157/2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 195 ALR 24 cited SDAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 199 ALR 43 cited Lobo v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 168 cited Khan v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs, Gummow J, 11 December 1987, unreported cited Surinakova v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1991) 33 FCR 87 cited Rendell v Release on Licence Board (1987) 10 NSWLR 449 cited Bread Manufacturers of New South Wales v Evans (1981) 180 CLR 404 cited British Oxygen Co Ltd v Minister of Technology [1971] AC 610 cited Re Drake and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (No 2) (1979) 2 ALD 634 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Anthonypillai (2001) 106 FCR 426 cited Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 cited Flentjar v Repatriation Commission (1997) 48 ALD 1 cited BRAGANZA v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS N 449 of 2003 FRENCH, SACKVILLE & HELY JJ SYDNEY 8 AUGUST 2003

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