MZAEU v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 100

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

MZAEU v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 100 Appeal from: MZAEU v Minister for Immigration [2015] FCCA 2612

File number: VID 652 of 2015

Judges: NORTH, RANGIAH AND MOSHINSKY JJ

Date of judgment: 5 August 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia – application for protection visa – whether Tribunal's decision affected by jurisdictional error – whether Tribunal failed to consider claim that it would be unreasonable to relocate because of lack of traditional support mechanisms – whether reasonable apprehension of bias

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa), 414(1)

Cases cited: Applicant NAFF of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2004) 221 CLR 1 British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v Laurie (2011) 242 CLR 283 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 Isbester v Knox City Council (2015) 255 CLR 135 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488 Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1990) 170 CLR 70 Livesy v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQHH (2012) 200 FCR 223 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Wang (2003) 215 CLR 518 MZZIG v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2013] FCCA 1236 MZZQV v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 533 Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; ex parte H (2001) 179 ALR 425 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568