SZFQH v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 265

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZFQH v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 265

MIGRATION – appeal from decision of Federal Magistrate – application for protection visa – whether jurisdictional error – no point of principle. Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 424A Abebe v Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 510 cited Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Jia Le Geng (2001) 205 CLR 507 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v SGLB (2004) 207 ALR 12 cited NABE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2004) 144 FCR 1 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Durairajasingham (2000) 168 ALR 407 cited WAEH of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 364 cited W148/00A v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 185 ALR 703 cited SZFQH AND SZFQI v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP AND REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL NSD 2517 OF 2006

GILMOUR J

2 MARCH 2007

SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 2517 OF 2006

BETWEEN: SZFQH

First Appellant

SZFQI

Second Appellant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP

First Respondent

REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

Second Respondent

JUDGE: GILMOUR J DATE OF ORDER: 2 MARCH 2007

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The name of the first respondent be amended to read "Minister for Immigration and Citizenship". 2. The appeals be dismissed. 3. The appellants pay the first respondent's costs fixed at $2900.00. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules. IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 2517 OF 2006