Li v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 19

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Li v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 19 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - whether Refugee Review Tribunal impermissibly exercised judicial power MIGRATION LAW - whether Refugee Review Tribunal made an error of law within s 476(1)(a), (1)(c), (1)(e) and (1)(f) the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) - requirements for the breach of each of these - whether there can be a breach of s 476(1)(a) where circumstances of the case require the Tribunal to seek out information on a particular issue of relevance to its decision

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36, 65, 420, 476 Judiciary Act 1901 (Cth) ss 78B Constitution s 51 Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 1998 (Cth)

Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 176 CLR 1 cited The Queen v Quinn; Ex parte Consolidated Foods Corporation (1977) 138 CLR 1 cited Daubigny v Davallon (1794) 2 Anst 46; 145 ER 935 cited Nolan v Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1988) 165 CLR 178 cited Robtelmes v Brenan (1906) 4 CLR 395 cited Ex parte Lo Pak (1888) 9 NSWLR 221 cited N44 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 1127 applied Marshood v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 1415 applied Chan Yee Kin v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379 cited Lek v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (No 2) (1993) 45 FCR 418 cited Commonwealth Banking Corporation v Percival (1988) 82 ALR 54 cited Buljeta v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Katz J, 4 December 1998, unreported) cited Sun v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 81 FCR 71 cited Sarbjit Singh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Lockhart J, 18 October 1996, unreported) cited Jia Le Geng v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs 52 ALD 20 and, on appeal, at [1999] FCA 951 cited Minogue v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1999) 84 FCR 438 cited Kopalapillai v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (O'Connor, Branson and Marshall JJ, 8 September 1998, unreported) cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Singh (1997) 74 FCR 553 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 162 ALR 577; [1999] HCA 21 cited Yilan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 854 cited