Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2016] FCAFC 183

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2016] FCAFC 183 Appeal from: Singh v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 2464

File number: VID 1202 of 2016

Judges: KENNY, PERRAM AND MORTIMER JJ

Date of judgment: 19 December 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – procedural fairness – certificate issued under s 375A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – whether Tribunal required to disclose existence of certificate

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5, 51A, 357A, 359A, 375A, 360, 422B, 425 and 438 Migration Legislation Amendment (Procedural Fairness) Act 2002 (Cth)

Cases cited: Applicant VEAL of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2005) 225 CLR 88 Arora v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) 238 FCR 153 Burton v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2005) 149 FCR 20 Davis v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 686 Federal Airports Corporation v Aerolineas Argentinas (1997) 76 FCR 582 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Lat (2006) 151 FCR 214 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SCAR (2003) 128 FCR 553 MZAFZ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 1081 Plaintiff S10/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2012) 246 CLR 636 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Re Adams and the Tax Agents' Board (1976) 7 ATR 87 Russell v Duke of Norfolk [1949] 1 All E.R. 109 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252