WAIJ v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 74

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WAIJ v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 74 MIGRATION – application to Federal Magistrates Court for prerogative writs to quash decision of Refugee Review Tribunal that appellant not be granted a protection visa – Tribunal not satisfied that material corroborating appellant's claims was not fabricated – no relevant findings of fact – role of Tribunal in conducting a review under the Migration Act. Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 13, 14, 36(3)-(7), 65(1), 189, 196, 414, 415, 416, 430, 474 Federal Court Rules O 80 Constitution s 75(v)

Abebe v Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 510 cited Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 cited Chan Yee Kin v Minister For Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379 cited Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135 cited Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 197 ALR 389 cited Hill v Green (1999) 48 NSWLR 161 cited Karanakaran v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2000] 3 All ER 449 cited Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Guo (1997) 191 CLR 559cited Kopalapillai v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (1998) 86 FCR 547 cited Meadows v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (1998) 90 FCR 370 cited Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 (2003) 198 ALR 59cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 cited NAAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2002) 123 FCR 298 referred to Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476 referred to R v Higher Education Funding Council, ex parte Institute of Dental Surgery [1994] 1 WLR 242 cited WACO v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 171 cited