White v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 232

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

White v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 232 MIGRATION LAW - exercise of discretion to authorise deportation of named individual - where express statement of views led to finding of actual bias in relation to another applicant in similar circumstances - where no subsequent disavowal of views held to constitute actual bias - whether statements affected discretion exercised in current case - whether decision to cancel visa similarly affected by actual bias. PROCEDURE - circumstances in which Full Court should follow a previous Full Court decision - whether Full Court should allow amendment to raise ground of appeal not raised at first instance - circumstances in which Court should allow appellant to adduce further evidence. Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 200, 201 and Pt 8 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24, 27 and 28 Jia Le Geng v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 951 Jia Le Geng v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 84 FCR 87 Duralla Pty Ltd v Plant (1984) 2 FCR 342 Petreski v Cargill (1987) 18 FCR 68 Minister for Immigration Local Government and Ethnic Affairs v Hamsher (1992) 35 FCR 359 Council of the City of Greater Wollongong v Cowan (1955) 93 CLR 435 Florance v Andrew (1985) 58 ALR 377 CDJ v VAJ (1998) 157 ALR 686 Teoh v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 49 FCR 409 Bilgin v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1997) 149 ALR 281 Anderton v Auckland City Council [1978] 1 NZLR 657 Sun v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 81 FCR 71 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 62 ALJR 209 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1998) 159 ALR 664 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Flower and Hart (1998) 156 ALR 169 Commercial Union Assurance Co of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 R v Australian Stevedoring Industry Board; Ex parte Melbourne Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd (1953) 88 CLR 100 Kaycliff Pty Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1989) 90 ALR 310 Khadem v Barbour (1995) 38 ALD 299 Gunner v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 200