SZATG v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1595

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZATG v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1595 MIGRATION – jurisdictional error – procedural fairness – claimedfailure of RRT's duty of enquiry to verify authenticity of foreign official documents – no evidentiary basis established for claim – claim incapable of succeeding – additional claim that RRT's adverse findings not supported by positive evidence – RRT not required to provide positive evidence to support findings adverse to appellant's claims – appeal dismissed Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 25(1A) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 418(3), 420, 424A(1), 424A(2), 424A(3), 424(3)(b), 427(1)(d)

Abebe v Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 510 applied Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 75 ALD 630 cited Commissioner for Australian Capital Territory Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 576 applied Htun v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 194 ALR 244 cited Jagjit Singh v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1996) 42 ALD 271 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Ethnic Affairs v Surjit Singh (1997) 74 FCR 553 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v NAMW [2004] FCAFC 264considered Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v SGLB (2004) 78 ALJR 992 applied Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 considered Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal (2002) 190 ALR 601 cited NAHV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 129 FCR 214 cited NANF v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 292 cited NAOA v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 241 cited NARV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 133 FCR 89 considered Prasad v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1985) 6 FCR 155 cited Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437 applied Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S154/2002 (2003) 77 ALJR 1909 applied Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Cassim (2000) 175 ALR 209 considered Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Miah (2001) 206 CLR 57 applied Somaghi v Minister for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs (1991) 31 FCR 100 applied Sun Zhan Qui v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs [1997] FCA 324 (unreported, Lindgren J, 6 May 1997) cited Surjit Singh v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1996) 42 ALD 504 cited SZATG v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs[2004] FMCA 476 affirmed VAF v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2004) 206 ALR 471 applied WACO v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 131 FCR 511 considered WAGJ v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 277 considered SZATG v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS NSD 1132 OF 2004 HELY J 8 DECEMBER 2004 SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA