SZNVM v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 261

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZNVM v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 261 Citation: SZNVM v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 261

Appeal from: SZNVM v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2009] FMCA 1267

Parties: SZNVM v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP and REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

File number: NSD 1499 of 2009

Judge: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 23 March 2010

Catchwords: MIGRATION – jurisdictional error - whether fair-minded lay observer might reasonably apprehend that the decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal was affected by bias – "harsh tone" of Tribunal's questions – whether fact of ex tempore decision by the Federal Magistrate showed the decision affected by bias

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 36(2), 91R

Cases cited: Abebe v The Commonwealth [1999] HCA 14; (1999) 197 CLR 510 cited Barich v Health Care Complaints Commission [1999] NSWCA 444 cited Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 cited Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Guo (1997) 191 CLR 559 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj [2002] HCA 11; (2002) 209 CLR 597 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia [2001] HCA 17;(2001) 205 CLR 507 cited Flaherty v National Greyhound Racing Club Limited [2005] EWCA Civ 1117 cited Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth [2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476 cited R v Magistrate Taylor; Ex p. Guud (1965) 50 D.L.R. (2nd) 444 cited Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte H [2001] HCA 28; (2001) 179 ALR 425 cited SAAP v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 24; (2005) 228 CLR 294 cited SWDB v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] FCA 1636 cited SZANH v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1280 applied SZNNE v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2010] FCA 194 cited