SZFNX v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 562

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZFNX v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 562 Citation: SZFNX v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 562

Appeal from: SZFNX v Minister for Immigration [2009] FMCA 1159

Parties: SZFNX v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & CITIZENSHIP and REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

File numbers: WAD 230 of 2009

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 8 June 2010

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from decision of Federal Magistrate – whether delay of 15 months between hearing and judgment amounts to jurisdictional error – whether delay deprived Federal Magistrate of the capacity to give proper consideration to the appellant's case – whether delay affected capacity of Federal Magistrate to make credibility findings

Legislation: Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 425, s 426A

Cases cited: Expectation Pty Ltd v PRD Realty Pty Ltd (2004) 140 FCR 17; [2004] FCAFC 189 Greater Wollongong City Council v Cowan (1955) 93 CLR 435; [1955] HCA 16 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v SZFDE (2006) 154 FCR 365; [2006] FCAFC 142 NAIS v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2005) 228 CLR 470; [2005] HCA 77 Pierrot Song Pty Ltd v Lee [1999] NSWCA 474 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2007) 232 CLR 189; [2007] HCA 35 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2005] FMCA 1979 SZFNX v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship & Anor (No 2) [2007] FCA 1980 SZFNX v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship & Anor (No 2) [2007] FMCA 47 SZFNX v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship & Anor (No 2) [2009] FMCA 1159 Vernon v Bosley (No 2) [1999] QB 18; [1997] 1 All ER 614