Abedi v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1430

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Abedi v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1430

MIGRATION – review of decision by Refugee Review Tribunal - whether the information which the Tribunal may "get" under s 424(1) of the Migration Act is limited to specific information obtained by the Tribunal on its own initiative – whether the Tribunal was under a duty not to exclude relevant country information provided by the applicant from its consideration – whether any breach of duty by the Tribunal denied the applicant the possibility of a successful outcome Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 424, 476(1)(a), 476(1)(c) and 481(1) Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 180 ALR 1 – cited Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 – cited Applicant "F" v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 304 – followed Inderjit Singh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 73 – applied X v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs[2001] FCA 253 - cited Applicant "N 346 of 2000" v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1179 - cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Sarrazola [2001] FCA 263 - cited ABC v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 955 – cited Nick Dike v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1030 - cited Cabal v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 546 - cited Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 – cited Refugee Review Tribunal Ex Parte Aala (2000) 176 ALR 219 – cited Nguyen v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1998] 88 FCR 206 - cited ABEDI v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS V 331 OF 2001 JUDGE: MERKEL J PLACE: MELBOURNE DATE: 12 OCTOBER 2001