Applicant M256/2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCA 590

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Applicant M256/2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCA 590

MIGRATION – visa – protection visa – whether application for Constitutional relief out of time – whether High Court Rules apply to remitted applications – whether Court's jurisdiction invoked afresh – absence of time limits applying to decisions affected by jurisdictional error – whether jurisdictional error by Tribunal – whether Tribunal dealt with case put by applicant – facts differentiating applicant from others about whom Tribunal made findings – whether Tribunal misconstrued 'persecution' and 'serious harm' – prospect of imprisonment – others imprisoned for up to 45 days – whether no evidence of persecution WORDS AND PHRASES – 'serious harm' Constitution s 75(v) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5(1), 36, 91R, 414(1), 474(2), 477(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23 High Court Rules 1952 O 55 rr 17(1), 30 (repealed) Federal Court Rules O 80

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Opened for signature 28 July 1951. 189 UNTS 150 (entered into force 22 April 1954) Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.Opened for signature 31 January 1967. 606 UNTS 267 (entered into force 4 October 1967)

SAAP v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 24 (2005) 215 ALR 162 cited Applicants M16 of 2004 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 1641 followed APPLICANT M256/2003 v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL VID 260 of 2004

GRAY J 19 MAY 2006 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 260 of 2004

BETWEEN: APPLICANT M256/2003

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