Antipova v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCA 584

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Antipova v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCA 584

MIGRATION – visa – spouse visa – whether Migration Review Tribunal complied with requirement to invite applicant to give evidence and present arguments – whether denial of procedural fairness – imposition of time limit on hearing after hearing had begun and without prior warning – frequent interruptions of applicant's answers to questions and requests to make answers briefer – advice of tribunal sent with invitation to hearing that applicant should take time in answering questions – whether invitation to hearing real and genuine – tribunal disbelieved applicant on issue about which she was attempting to give detailed evidence – whether Tribunal misled applicant about issues on which review would be determined – whether Tribunal misconstrued criteria to be applied – compelling and compassionate circumstances for the grant of the visa – whether confined to circumstances existing at date of application for visa – whether ostensible bias

Constitution s 75(v) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth)ss 51A, 348, 353, 357A, 359(2), 360, 420, 422B, 425, 476 (repealed) Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 1.15A, Sch 2 items 801, 820, Sch 3 Migration Regulations 1989 (Cth) reg 3A

Boakye-Danquah v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 438 (2002) 116 FCR 557 distinguished Nassouh v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 788 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21 (1999) 197 CLR 611 followed Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57 (2000) 204 CLR 82 cited Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth [2003] HCA 2 (2003) 211 CLR 476 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v SCAR [2003] FCAFC 126 (2003) 128 FCR 553 followed Mazhar v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1759 (2000) 183 ALR 188 followed WAJR v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 106 (2004) 204 ALR 624 considered M17/2004 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 86 (2005) 85 ALD 597 followed Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Cho [1999] FCA 946 (1999) 92 FCR 315 followed NALQ v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 121 cited Applicant NAHF of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 140 (2003) 128 FCR 359 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v WAFJ [2004] FCAFC 5 (2004) 137 FCR 30 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v Maltsin [2005] FCAFC 118 (2005) 88 ALD 304 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Lay Lat [2006] FCAFC 61 discussed VXDC v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 1388 (2005) 146 FCR 562 not followed Moradian v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1590 (2004) 142 FCR 170 followed Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596 followed Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 followed Neofotistou v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 919 (2005) 144 FCR 478 followed Webb v R (1994) 181 CLR 41 followed SAAP v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 24 (2005) 215 ALR 162 cited NATALIA ANTIPOVA v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND MIGRATION REVIEW TRIBUNAL VID 1174 of 2003