SZJZS v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2008] FCA 789

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZJZS v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2008] FCA 789

MIGRATION – Refugee Review Tribunal – applicant to make out his case – inquisitorial functions of Tribunal – alleged inadequate translation service – no denial of opportunity to present case – onus on applicant in judicial review proceedings – onus not discharged

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 424A, 425(1), 427(7)

Abebe v Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 510 followed Amankwah v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 1162, 91 FCR 248 followed Appellant P119/2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 230 followed Attorney-General v Udompun [2005] 3 NZLR 204 followed Brehoi v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth [2000] FCA 1747 followed Chief Executive Officer of Customs v ICB Medical Distributors Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1538, 97 ALD 746 considered Guy v Repatriation Commission [2002] FCA 525, 74 ALD 617 considered Kioa v West (1985)159 CLR 550 considered Liu v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 136 followed Mazhar v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1759, 183 ALR 188 followed Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB [2004] HCA 32, 207 ALR 12 followed NADH v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 328, 214 ALR 264 considered Perera v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 507, 92 FCR 6 followed Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S 154/2002 [2003] HCA 60, 201 ALR 437 followed Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 followed SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] HCA 63, 228 CLR 152 followed SZEEU v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2008] FCA 269 considered SZGYM v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 1923 followed SZJBA v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] FCA 1592, 164 FCR 14 followed SZJZS v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FMCA 2003 cited Tobasi v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 1050, 122 FCR 322 followed VAAD v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 117 followed W284 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1788 followed SZJZS v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP AND REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL