Beni v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 228

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Beni v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 228 Appeal from: Beni v Minister for Immigration and Anor [2018] FCCA 756

File number: NSD 536 of 2018

Judges: MCKERRACHER, REEVES AND THAWLEY JJ

Date of judgment: 14 December 2018

Catchwords: MIGRATION – visas – notice of – methods of notice – email – deemed receipt – definition of "transmitting" – consideration of "transmitting" in s 474C of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) and reg 2.55 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) MIGRATION – Administrative Appeals Tribunal's power to extend the time for the making of an application for review of a Part 5-reviewable decision – consideration of Pt IV of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), specifically ss 24Z, 25 and 29 – consideration of Brown v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 1643 and Brown v Minister for Home Affairs (No 2) [2018] FCA 1787 Held: appeal dismissed

Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 15AA Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 3, 24Z, 24Z(1), 24Z(2), 25, 25(6), 25(6)(a), 25(6)(b), 29(7), 29(8), 29(9), 29(10), 42, Pt IV Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) ss 5, 7A, 9(1), 9(1)(d), 9(4), 9(5), 14, 14A, 14B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5(9), 50, 74, 116, 127, 198(2), 198(6), 336(5), 338(3), 347(1), 347(1)(b), 347(1)(b)(i), 348, 379A, 494A, 494B, 494B(4), 494B(5), 494C, 494C(4), 494C(5), 494C(6), 500(6B), 501 Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 (Cth) Electronic Transactions Regulations 2000 (Cth) Sch 1, item 80AB Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) regs 1.03, 2.45, 2.54, 2.55(3), 2.55(3)(c), 2.55(3)(d), 2.55(3)(d)(ii), 2.55(5), 2.55(6), 2.55(7), 2.55(8), 4.10, 4.10(1)(b)