Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Gill [2019] FCAFC 9

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Gill [2019] FCAFC 9 Appeal from: Gill v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2018] FCCA 1726

File number: VID 874 of 2018

Judges: MOSHINSKY, CHARLESWORTH AND LEE JJ

Date of judgment: 5 February 2019

Catchwords: MIGRATION –Tribunal affirming decision to refuse a visa under s 65 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – Tribunal relying on information supplied anonymously – anonymous allegations supported in part by other evidence – whether Tribunal's reasoning in respect of the anonymous information affected by legal unreasonableness

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 31, 65, 349, 353, 359A, 362A, 363, 365, 366, 375A, 474, Pt 5 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 2.03; Sch 2, cll 887.111, 887.212

Cases cited: CQG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) 253 FCR 496 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 2 ALD 60 Gill v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2018] FCCA 1726 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton (2016) 237 FCR 1 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZUXN [2016] FCA 516 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; (2018) 92 ALJR 713 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS (2010) 243 CLR 164 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT (2013) 212 FCR 99 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Lat (2006) 151 FCR 214 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority (2008) 235 CLR 286 SJSB v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 225 SZOOR v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2012) 202 FCR 1