M175 of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 1212

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

M175 of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 1212 MIGRATION – visa – protection visa – procedural fairness – use of interpreter in tribunal hearing – whether interpretation of inadequate standard – whether inadequacies in interpretation deprived appellant of fair opportunity to succeed – whether denial of procedural fairness – whether failure to comply with tribunal's statutory obligation to invite appellant to appear before it to give evidence ESTOPPEL – res judicata estoppel – previous proceedings in respect of same decision of tribunal – whether judgment given in default of appearance without hearing on merits finally determines cause of action – whether judgment given in default of appearance COURTS AND JUDGES – time limitations – proceeding remitted from High Court – whether time limits in High Court Rules applicable in Federal Magistrates Court APPEALS – grounds – evidence – whether appellant should have leave to add grounds of appeal not argued below – grounds concerned inadequacy of interpretation at tribunal hearing – appellant previously without legal representation – whether appellant should be allowed to adduce further evidence on appeal – evidence of inadequacy of interpretation at tribunal hearing Constitution s 75(v) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 27 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5(1), 36, 422B, 425(1), 427, 427(7), 474, 474(1) High Court Rules O 55 r 17(1), O 60 r 6 Federal Court Rules O 80, O 80 r 9(2) Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31 January 1967 Applicant A184 of 2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1076 (2004) 210 ALR 543 followed Applicants M16 of 2004 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 1641 (2005) 148 FCR 46 followed Applicant S422 of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 89 (2004) 138 FCR 151 followed Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v SCAR [2003] FCAFC 126 (2003) 128 FCR 553 applied Perera v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 507 (1999) 92 FCR 6 followed Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2 (2003) 211 CLR 476 followed Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 cited SZBEL v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2006] HCA 63 (2006) 231 ALR 592 cited WACO v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 171 (2003) 131 FCR 511 cited APPLICANT M175/02 v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP AND REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL VID 1137 OF 2004