DMI16 v Federal Circuit Court of Australia [2018] FCAFC 95

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

DMI16 v Federal Circuit Court of Australia [2018] FCAFC 95 Appeal from: DMI16 v Federal Circuit Court of Australia [2017] FCA 1179

File number: NSD 1823 of 2017

Judges: COLLIER, LOGAN AND PERRY JJ

Date of judgment: 25 June 2018

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Court decision dismissing application for judicial review of Federal Circuit Court (FCC) decision – where FCC refused to extend time under s 477(2), Migration Act 1958, within which to seek judicial review of Tribunal decision cancelling appellant's protection visa under s 107, Migration Act, for incorrect information – consideration of the scope of the Federal Court's jurisdiction to issue a writ of certiorari to quash a decision of the FCC – consideration of the scope of jurisdictional error and of non-jurisdictional error of law on the face of the record in the context of an inferior court of record – whether the "record" includes the reasons of the FCC – whether FCC misconceived its function under s 477(2) or breached procedural fairness in rejecting evidence of increased risk of harm after the Tribunal's decision as irrelevant – whether FCC misconceived its function in failing to consider whether the appellant's case was arguable but rather considering if it would succeed – whether FCC reasoning illogical – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Constitution 1901 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1987 (SA)

Cases cited: Adamson v Ede [2009] NSWCA 379 Assistant Commissioner Condon v Pompano Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 7; (2013) 252 CLR 38 Baker v Patrick Projects Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 165; (2014) 226 FCR 302 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 DAO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 2 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Mentinck v Minister for Home Affairs [2013] FCAFC 113 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v WZARH [2015] HCA 40; (2015) 256 CLR 326 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39; (2009) 83 ALJR 1123 Murad v Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 73; (2017) 250 FCR 510 MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1391; (2015) 242 FCR 585 MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 110; (2016) 152 ALD 478 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd [2018] HCA 4; (2018) 92 ALJR 248 Re Commonwealth of Australia; Ex parte Marks [2000] HCA 67; (2000) 75 ALJR 470 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6; (2003) 214 CLR 1 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 Seiler v Minister of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 48 FCR 83 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31; (2008) 235 CLR 286 Sun v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 52; (2016) 243 FCR 220 SZTES v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 158 SZTSU v Federal Circuit Court of Australia [2015] FCAFC 129 SZTUT v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] HCATrans 150 SZUWX v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 77; (2016) 238 FCR 456 SZVDC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 16 Tang v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCAFC 139; (2013) 217 FCR 55 Vella v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 42; (2015) 90 ALJR 89 VUAX v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 158; (2004) 238 FCR 588