SZQGA v Minister For Immigration & Citizenship [2012] FCA 593

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZQGA v Minister For Immigration & Citizenship [2012] FCA 593 Citation: SZQGA v Minister For Immigration & Citizenship [2012] FCA 593

Appeal from: SZQGA v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2011] FMCA 672

Parties: SZQGA v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & CITIZENSHIP and GINA TOWNEY

File number: NSD 171 of 2012

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 7 June 2012

Catchwords: MIGRATION – judicial review – independent merits review – error of law – denial of procedural fairness – jurisdictional error – jurisdiction of Federal Magistrates Court under s 476(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – whether proceedings barred under s 494AA(1)(a) or (b) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – "in relation to migration decisions"

Legislation: Constitution s 75(v) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5(1)(f) Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cth) s 6A Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 5, s 36(2), s 46A, s 46A(1), s 46A(2), s 46A(3), 46A(7), s 189, s 195A, s 195A(2), s 195A(4), s 195A(5), s 198, s 199, s 430, s 474(2), s 474(3), s 474(3)(g), s 474(3)(h), s 474(5), s 474(6), s 474AA, s 474AA(1)(a), s 474AA(1)(b), s 476(1), s 476(1)(b), s 477, s 477(2), s 494AA, s 494AA(1), s 494AA(1)(a), s 494AA(1)(b), s 494AA(1)(c), s 494AA(1)(d), s 494AA(3), s 494AB(1)(d) Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2001 (Cth)

Cases cited: Abebe v The Commonwealth of Australia [1999] HCA 14; (1999) 197 CLR 510 Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564 Applicants WAIV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 1186 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bodruddaza v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2007] HCA 14; (2007) 228 CLR 651 Craig v The State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission [2000] HCA 5; (2000) 199 CLR 135 Dagli v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 298; (2003) 133 FCR 541 Hot Holdings Pty Limited v Creasy (1996) 185 CLR 149 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2005] FCAFC 126; (2005) 143 FCR 553 In re Racal Communications Ltd [1981] AC 374 Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; (1985) 159 CLR 550 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323 Plaintiff M61/2010E v The Commonwealth of Australia; Plaintiff M69/2010 v The Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 41; (2010) 243 CLR 319 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Miah [2001] HCA 22; (2001) 206 CLR 57 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission [1986] HCA 54; (1986) 161 CLR 141 SZQDZ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCAFC 26 SZQGA v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2011] FMCA 672 The King v MacFarlane; Ex parte O'Flanagan and O'Kelly (1923) 32 CLR 518 Travelex Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 33; (2010) 241 CLR 510 WAJC v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 1631