SZEWL v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCA 209

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZEWL v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCA 209

MIGRATION –– protection visa –– procedural fairness –– jurisdictional error –– tribunal powers –– inquisitorial nature of tribunal –– s 424A "information" –– witnesses in tribunals –– when applicant for review requests tribunal under s 426(2) to obtain oral evidence from a witness –– whether information of witnesses in support of applicant's claim is the applicant's information for s 424A(3)(b) –– when the tribunal obtains that evidence, the evidence is "information" and is not information given by the applicant for the purpose of the application for review in under s 424A(3)(b) –– held, appeal allowed

Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 36, 91R, 424A, 424AA, 425, 426

Applicant M164/2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCA 16 considered Applicant NAAF of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2004) 221 CLR 1 cited Applicant VEAL of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2005) 225 CLR 88 applied Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v QAAH of 2004 (2006) 231 CLR 1 followed Minister for Immigration of Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 followed SAAP v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2005) 228 CLR 294 discussed Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 applied SZAYW v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 230 CLR 486 applied SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152 followed SZBYR v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2007) 235 ALR 609 discussed SZECG v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCA 733 approved SZEEU v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 150 FCR 214 cited SZEWL v Minister for Immigration and anor [2008] FMCA 1495 reversed SZIAT v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCA 766 not followed SZICU v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2008) 100 ALD 1 followed VBAM of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] FCA 504 not followed SZEWL v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP