Kandiah v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1998] FCA 1145

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

IMMIGRATION - application for review from Refugee Review Tribunal decision – failure to observe required procedures in connection with the making of a decision – contents of written statement of reasons – failure to advert in reasons to a material question of fact.

Migration Act, 1958 (Cth), s 36(2), s 420(2)(b), 430(1), s 476 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), s 43(2B) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act, 1977 (Cth), s 5(1)(b) Epeabaka v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1997) 47 ALD 555 (referred to) Muralidaharan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1996) 136 ALR 84 (applied) Nadesan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, FCA, unreported, 12 March 1998, O'Connor J (referred to) Ahmad v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, FCA, unreported, 20 May 1997, Sundberg J (referred to) Dodds v Comcare Australia (1993) 31 ALD 690 (considered) Steed v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1981) 37 ALR 620 (referred to) Ma v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1992) 23 ATR 485 (applied) Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 136 ALR 481 (considered) Commissioner of Taxation v Osborne (1990) 26 FCR 63 (referred to) Mifoud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 (referred to) Copperart Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1993) 30 ALD 377 (applied) Connell v Auckland City Council [1977] 1 NZLR 630 (considered) Casarotto v Australian Postal Commission (1989) 86 ALR 399 (considered) Sullivan v Department of Transport (1978) 20 ALR 323 (referred to) Comcare Australia v Lees, FCA unreported 10 December 1997, Finkelstein J (referred to) Li v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1997) 144 ALR 179 (referred to) Velmurugu v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 48 ALD 193 (referred to)