SZQVI v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2012] FCA 1026

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZQVI v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2012] FCA 1026 Citation: SZQVI v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2012] FCA 1026

Appeal from: SZQVI v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2012] FMCA 222

Parties: SZQVI v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP and PETER TYLER IN HIS CAPACITY AS AN INDEPENDENT MERITS REVIEWER

File number: NSD 462 of 2012

Judge: GILMOUR J

Date of judgment: 20 September 2012

Catchwords: MIGRATION – whether the Federal Magistrate failed to take into account a relevant consideration when deciding whether to grant the applicant an adjournment– whether the Federal Magistrate incorrectly applied the no evidence rule – whether the evidentiary rule in Jones v Dunkel applies in relation to Independent Reviewers - whether the source of an Independent Reviewers knowledge is required to be disclosed – whether the Federal Magistrate was correct to make the usual orders as to costs

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 46A(7)

Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 cited House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 approved Jones v Dunkell (1959) 101 CLR 298 cited Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 cited Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v MZYLE (No 2) [2011] FCA 1467 cited Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal (2002) 190 ALR 601 applied Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth (2010) 243 CLR 319 discussed Plaintiff M69 of 2010 v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 243 CLR 319 cited SFGB v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 77 ALD 402 cited SZOSF v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] FCA 1234 cited SZQVI v Minister for Immigration [2012] FMCA 222 - affirmed