Somanader v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1192

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Somanader v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1192 MIGRATION – application for a protection visa – whether Refugee Review Tribunal was required, but failed, to apply the "What if I am wrong?" test – whether there was a constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction – whether jurisdictional error is required to be established in a proceeding under s 75(v) of the Constitution COURTS – PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application under Pt 8 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) to review decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal dismissed by consent – subsequent application by the same applicants for prerogative relief under s 75(v) of the Constitution by the same applicants in respect of the same decision – whether delay, res judicata or issue estoppel bars the right of the applicants to claim prerogative relief under s 75(v)

Constitution s 75(v) Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees as amended by the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 478(1)(b) Pt 8 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 44(2A)

Re Wilcox; Ex parte Venture Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 66 FCR 511 - cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Singh [2000] FCA 845 - cited Nguyen v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 158 ALR 639 - cited Candyah v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 869 - considered Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Guo (1997) 191 CLR 559 - applied Addo v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 940 - cited Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Rajalingam (1999) 93 FCR 220 - applied Chokov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 823 - cited Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 - considered Abebe v Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 511 - cited Paramananthan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 94 FCR 28 - cited Sellamuthu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1999) 90 FCR 287 - cited Ex parte Malouf: Re Gee (1943) 43 SR (NSW) 195 - cited R v Williams; Ex parte Lewis [1992] 1 Qd R 643 - considered R v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Ex parte Bugdaycay [1987] AC 514 - considered Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502 - applied Re South American and Mexican Co; Ex parte Bank of England [1895] 1 Ch 37 - cited Isaacs v Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd [1957] 58 SR (NSW) 69 - applied Makhoul v Barnes (1995) 60 FCR 572 - cited Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 - considered Taylor v Ansett Transport Industries Ltd (1987) 18 FCR 342 - cited Effem Foods Pty Limited v Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Limited (1993) 43 FCR 510 - cited Carter v Egg and Egg Pulp Marketing Board (Vict.) (1942) 66 CLR 557 - cited Do Carmo v Ford Excavations Proprietary Limited (1984) 154 CLR 234 - cited Golski v Kirk (1987) 14 FCR 143 - cited Boles v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 666 - cited Macquarie Bank Ltd v National Mutual Life Association of Australia Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 543 - cited Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Limited v Effem Foods Pty Limited (1992) 36 FCR 406 - cited Commissioner of Taxation v Richard Walter Pty Ltd (1995) 183 CLR 168 - cited Werrin v The Commonwealth (1938) 59 CLR 150 – cited Maguire v Simpson (1977) 139 CLR 362 – cited The Commonwealth v New South Wales (1923) 32 CLR 200 - cited Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 - cited Jackson v Goldsmith (1950) 81 CLR 446 – cited SOMANADER AND ORS v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS AND ANOR V 108 of 2000 JUDGE: MERKEL J DATE: 24 AUGUST 2000 PLACE: MELBOURNE