Applicant VBAB of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 804

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Applicant VBAB of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 804

MIGRATION - Review of decision of Refugee Review Tribunal – Whether Tribunal misled applicant as to its acceptance of her evidence or credibility – Whether breach of rules of natural justice by denial of procedural fairness – Whether Tribunal failed to comply with s 425 – Whether Tribunal committed a reviewable error in determining whether applicant had a well-founded fear of persecution – Effect of privative clause in s 474 – Whether privative clause excludes review for breach of rules of natural justice – Whether every breach of rules of natural justice amounts to jurisdictional error. Commonwealth Constitution s 75(v) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 420, 425, 474, 475A Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001 (Cth)

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