BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 114

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 114 Appeal from: BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCCA 3046

File number NSD 31 of 2018

Judges: FLICK, MARKOVIC AND BANKS-SMITH JJ

Date of judgment: 25 July 2018

Catchwords: MIGRATION – where certificate issued under 473GB of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – where appellant unaware of certificate – whether Immigration Assessment Authority failed to consider exercising discretion to disclose information – alternatively whether Immigration Assessment Authority considered but failed to exercise discretion to disclose information – where adverse inference drawn from information – whether legally unreasonable in circumstances

Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25D Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 430, 430(1), 473(3)(b), 473BA, 473CB, 473DA, 473DB, 473DB(2), 473EA, 473EA(1), 473EA(1)(b), 473GB, 473GB(2)(b), 473GB(4), Pt 7AA

Cases cited: BCQ16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 365 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v AMA16 [2017] FCAFC 136 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v BBS16 [2017] FCAFC 176 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CRY16 [2017] FCAFC 210; (2017) 253 FCR 475 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v DZU16 [2018] FCAFC 32; (2018) 253 FCR 526 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZUXN [2016] FCA 516 Plaintiff M17/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; (2018) 353 ALR 600 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZGUR [2011] HCA 1; (2011) 241 CLR 594