SGDB v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 74

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SGDB v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 74

MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Magistrates Court dismissing application – Magistrate applied test of "jurisdictional error" explained in NAAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs – Magistrate erred in considering nature of "jurisdictional error" in light of decision in Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia – whether Full Court constituted by single judge should determine whether Tribunal committed jurisdictional error – whether matter should be remitted to Magistrate for rehearing. Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – s 25(1A) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – ss 36(2), 65(1), 417, 474(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) – s 39B Migration Legislation Amendment (Procedural Fairness) Act 2002 Chan Ye Kin v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379 - considered Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Ibrahim (2000) 204 CLR 1 - considered NAAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2002) 193 ALR 449; [2002] FCAFC 228 – not followed Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 - considered Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 180 ALR 1; [2001] HCA 30 – considered Plaintiff S 157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2 – applied Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82 – cited SGDB v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS S 233 of 2002 MANSFIELD J 14 FEBRUARY 2003 ADELAIDE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY S 233 OF 2002

ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: SGDB

APPELLANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS