SZJQP v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 1613

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA SZJQP v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 1613 IMMIGRATION – Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – Refugee Review Tribunal – appellant failed to attend Tribunal hearing – exercise of discretion by Tribunal under s 426A(1) – whether Tribunal misdirected itself – whether irrelevant consideration taken into account – effect of medical certificate supporting application for adjournment – whether denial of procedural fairness.

Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 414A(1), 425, 426A, 477(2) Applicant NAHF of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 128 FCR 359 Applicant S296 of 2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 1166 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597 Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 House v King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Mazhar v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 183 ALR 188 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend (1996) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SCAR [2003] FCAFC 126 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SZFHC [2006] FCAFC 73 NADK of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 184 NASF v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 162 NBBL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCA 1045 NBGZ v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 119 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] HCA 35 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship (2006) 154 FCR 365 SZHSQ v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 1295 SZIGQ v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 238, VNAA v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 134 Xiao v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2000] FCA 1472 SZJQP v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP AND REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL NSD 631 OF 2007