Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CZBP [2014] FCAFC 105

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CZBP [2014] FCAFC 105 Citation: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CZBP [2014] FCAFC 105

Appeal from: CZBP v Minister for Immigration [2014] FCCA 659

Parties: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION v CZBP and REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

File number: ACD 27 of 2014

Judges: GORDON, ROBERTSON AND GRIFFITHS JJ

Date of judgment: 22 August 2014

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for a Protection (Class XA) visa – the Refugee Review Tribunal (Tribunal) affirmed the decision of the Minister's delegate not to grant the visa – decision of Tribunal set aside by Federal Circuit Court for jurisdictional error – appeal from Federal Circuit Court – whether the primary judge erred in finding jurisdictional error on the part of the Tribunal

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36, 65, 422B, 425, 430

Cases cited: Abebe v Commonwealth [1999] HCA 14; (1999) 197 CLR 510 Cachia v Hanes [1994] HCA 14; (1994) 179 CLR 403 FTZK v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 26; (2014) 88 ALJR 754 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v MZYTS [2013] FCAFC 114; (2013) 136 ALD 547 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSRS [2014] FCAFC 16; (2014) 309 ALR 67 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39; (2009) 83 ALJR 1123; (2009) 259 ALR 429 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJGV [2009] HCA 40; (2009) 238 CLR 642 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS [2010] HCA 48; (2010) 243 CLR 164 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZLSP [2010] FCAFC 108; (2010) 187 FCR 362 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16; (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT [2013] FCA 317; (2013) 212 FCR 99 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Rajamanikkam [2002] HCA 32; (2002) 210 CLR 222 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Durairajasingham [2000] HCA 1; (2000) 74 ALJR 405; (2000) 168 ALR 407 SZBJW v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 1356 WAJR v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 106; (2004) 204 ALR 624 JD Heydon, LexisNexis, Cross on Evidence (at 1 August 2014) at [13015], [15160]