CMU16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCAFC 104

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

CMU16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCAFC 104 Appeal from: CMU16 v Minister for Immigration & Anor (No 2) [2017] FCCA 1948

File number: NSD 1783 of 2017

Judges: JAGOT, YATES AND STEWART JJ

Date of judgment: 11 June 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION – whether primary judge's decision was affected by actual or apprehended bias – whether evidence of primary judge's previous decisions relevant on tendency or coincidence basis – whether primary judge had failed to give the appellant a hearing – whether primary judge erred in rejecting claims of Tribunal's jurisdictional error – whether primary judge denied appellant procedural fairness – whether primary judge erred by accepting that the Tribunal had considered the appellant's circumstances in their totality – whether primary judge failed to provide adequate reasons – whether primary judge constructively failed to exercise jurisdiction

Legislation: Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Cases cited: ALA15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 30 Allam v Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 75 British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v Laurie [2011] HCA 2; (2011) 242 CLR 283 CDD15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 65; (2017) 250 FCR 587 CMU16 v Minister for Immigration & Anor (No 2) [2017] FCCA 1948 Collier v Country Women's Association of NSW [2018] NSWCA 36 Concrete Pty Limited v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 55; (2006) 229 CLR 577 Condon v Pompano [2013] HCA 7; (2013) 252 CLR 38 DAO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 2; (2018) 258 FCR 175 Dennis v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2019] FCAFC 231 Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Grassby v R [1989] HCA 45; (1989) 168 CLR 1 International Finance Trust Company Ltd v NSW Crime Commission [2009] HCA 49; (2009) 240 CLR 319 Jacara Pty Ltd v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd [2000] FCA 1886; (2000) 106 FCR 51 Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions [1996] HCA 24; (1996) 189 CLR 51 Knight v Victoria [2017] HCA 29; (2017) 261 CLR 306 Lambert v Weichelt (1954) 28 ALJ 282 Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association [1983] HCA 17; (1983) 151 CLR 288 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; (2011) 244 CLR 427 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng [2001] HCA 17; (2001) 205 CLR 507 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2016] FCAFC 183; (2016) 244 FCR 305 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA [2019] HCA 3; (2018) 264 CLR 421 MZAFZ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 1081; (2016) 243 FCR 1 Public Service Board of NSW v Osmond [1986] HCA 7; (1986) 159 CLR 656 R v Australian Stevedoring Industry Board; ex parte Melbourne Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd [1953] HCA 22; (1953) 88 CLR 100 R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No 2) [1999] UKHL 1; [1999] 2 WLR 272 R v MR [2013] NSWCCA 236 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 195 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Vakuata v Kelly [1989] HCA 44; (1989) 167 CLR 568 Wainohu v New South Wales [2011] HCA 24; (2011) 243 CLR 181