M55 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 131

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA M55 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 131 MIGRATION – visa – protection visa – tribunal relied on documents attached to earlier student visa application and on information attached to protection visa application – in written submission to tribunal, applicant's counsel stated that details of claim contained in protection visa application – whether information given to tribunal for the purpose of the application – tribunal drew to applicant's attention each of documents attached to student visa application, in course of hearing – whether tribunal gave particulars of information, explained its relevance, and invited comment – whether failure to do these things jurisdictional error – whether discretion should be exercised to refuse relief WORDS AND PHRASES – 'for the purpose of the application'

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 424A, 36, 441A, 412, 413, 416, 423, 425, 425A, 426, 426A, 429A, 57(1)(c), 483A Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ss 44(1), 39B Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 28(1)(b) Constitutions 75(v) M55/2002 v Minister for Immigration [2003] FMCA 491 affirmed Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Al Shamry [2001] FCA 919 (2001) 110 FCR 27 followed Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v Awan [2003] FCAFC 140 (2003) 131 FCR 1 followed Applicant NAHV of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 102 (2003) 129 FCR 214 cited Re: Refugee Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57 (2000) 204 CLR 82 cited Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2 (2003) 211 CLR 476 cited R v Cook; Ex parte Twigg (1980) 147 CLR 15 cited

APPLICANT M55/2002 v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS V 1061 of 2003