Sreeram v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 53

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sreeram v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 53

MIGRATION – Application for a protection visa – whether procedures required by the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) were observed by the Tribunal in connection with the making of its decision – situation where there were additional matters which the applicant wished to draw to the attention of the Tribunal and did not do so - whether Tribunal failed to observe the requirements of s425 – invitation issued under s425 must remain open and must not be a hollow shell or empty gesture.

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 1998 (Cth) Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Cho (1999) 92 FCR 315 cited Mohammed v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 264 cited De Silva v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) FCR 364 followed Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Elias Kanchan Mohammad [2000] FCA 1275 followed Xiao v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1472 followed Mohammad v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 466 cited Kumar v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1013 cited Mazhar v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1759 followed Refugees Review Tribunal v AALA (2000) 176 ALR 219 cited Abebe v Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 510 cited Sook Rye Son v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1999) 86 FCR 584 cited Kheirollahpoor v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1350 cited Singh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1858 cited

LALITHARAJANE SREERAM, SREERAM LODAGALA, AISHWARYA SREERAM AND PRIYADARSHINI SREERAM V MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS