Sun v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 52

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sun v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 52 Appeal from: Sun & Ors v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2015] FCCA 2479

File number: QUD 928 of 2015

Judges: LOGAN, FLICK AND RANGIAH JJ

Date of judgment: 5 April 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – Migration Review Tribunal – whether onus or burden of proof lies on Tribunal – absence of express statutory burden – whether peculiar features of its jurisdiction warrant implying such an onus ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – onus of proof – inapplicability of adversarial rules of evidence to administrative proceedings PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – burden of proof – non-applicability to procedure of administrative Tribunal

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 2A, 33, 33(1) Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Act 1920-1943 (Cth) ss 45, 47, 47(2) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 20, 20(15), 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 65, 65(1)(a)(ii), 97, 349, 353, 363(1)(d), 366D, 426 Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 (Cth) Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), reg 1.03, Sch 2, cll 892.211, 892.223, Sch 4, item 4020

Cases cited: Appellant S395 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 71, (2003) 216 CLR 473 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1949) 78 CLR 353 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Brown v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Buck v Bavone (1976) 135 CLR 110 Bushell v Repatriation Commission (1992) 175 CLR 408 Cameron v Holt (1980) 142 CLR 342 Clare v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority [2015] FCA 653 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26, (2003) 77 ALJR 1088 Fraser v Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] NSWCA 421 George v Rockett (1990) 170 CLR 104 Iyer v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 929, (2001) 64 ALD 9 Jasbeer Singh v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Sackville J, 6 December 1994) Kaur v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1276 Linwood v Repatriation Commission [2016] FCA 90 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 Metwally v University of Wollongong (1985) 59 ALJR 481 MH6 v Mental Health Review Board & Austin Health, Royal Talbot Hospital [2008] VSC 345 Millar v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCA 1104 Minister for Health v Thomson (1985) 8 FCR 213 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI (2009) 83 ALJR 1123; [2009] HCA 39 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39, (2009) 83 ALJR 1123 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611; [2010] HCA 16 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16, (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Pochi (1980) 44 FLR 41 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21, (1999) 197 CLR 611 Mladenov v Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2014] FCA 12 NBDY v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCAFC 145 Park v Brothers [2005] HCA 73, (2005) 222 ALR 421 Patel v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 22, (2015) 145 ALD 566 Plaintiff M64/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 50 Prodduturi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 624, (2014) 142 ALD 550 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S154/2002 [2003] HCA 60, (2003) 77 ALJR 1909 Re Pochi v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 33; (1979) 26 ALR 247 Rich v Attorney-General (NSW) [2013] NSWCA 419 Saunders v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1988) 15 ALD 353 Shell Co. of Australia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1930) 44 CLR 530 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2014] FCAFC 93, (2014) 226 FCR 555 Sullivan v Department of Transport (1978) 1 ALD 383 Sun & Ors v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2015] FCCA 2479 Swan Television and Radio Broadcasters Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1985) 8 FCR 291 SZKMS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCA 499 SZLVZ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCA 1816 Talukder v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCA 916, (2009) 111 ALD 405 Tarasovski v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1993) 45 FCR 570 TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Company Ltd v Castel Electronics Pty Ltd (2014) 232 FCR 361; [2014] FCAFC 83 The King v Connell; Ex parte The Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd (1944) 69 CLR 407 Trivedi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 42, (2014) 220 FCR 169 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council [2015] NSWCA 158 Vella v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 42, (2015) 326 ALR 391 Victoria v Turner [2009] VSC 66, (2009) 23 VR 110 VUAX v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 158 Wade v Comcare [2002] FCA 289, (2002) 69 ALD 602 WAJR v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 106 Zheng v Cai [2009] HCA 52, (2009) 239 CLR 446 Australia, Parliament, Report from the Commonwealth Administrative Review Committee, Parl Paper No 144 (1971) Australia, Parliament, Final Report from the Committee on Administrative Discretions, Parl Paper No 316 (1973)