WAHP v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 87

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WAHP v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 87 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 found letter corroborating appellant's claims was fabricated – whether jurisdictional error in Tribunal process. Judiciary Act 1903 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 13, 14, 65(1), 189, 196, 427(1)(d), 430, 474 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 Meadows v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (1998) 90 FCR 370 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 (2003) 198 ALR 59cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 cited Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Guo (1997) 191 CLR 559 cited Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Rajamanikkam (2002) 190 ALR 402 cited 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 Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 195 ALR 502 cited Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs, Ex parte Palme (2003) 201 ALR 327 cited Re: Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82 cited 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 17 cited WAEJ v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 188 cited WAGU v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 912 cited WAJR v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 106 cited W157/00A v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 190 ALR 55 cited WAHP v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS W310 OF 2002 LEE, CARR & TAMBERLIN JJ 14 APRIL 2004 PERTH