SZRJS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 682

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZRJS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 682 Citation: SZRJS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 682

Appeal from: SZRJS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FMCA 1143

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

File number: NSD 2215 of 2012

Judge: FARRELL J

Date of judgment: 11 July 2013

Catchwords: MIGRATION – judicial review – Refugee Review Tribunal – Federal Magistrates Court – conversion to Christianity – non-Christian interpreter – ss 414 and 425 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – meaning of "real and meaningful hearing" – appeal dismissed ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – statutory duty of Refugee Review Tribunal – invitation to hearing "real and meaningful" – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36, 348(1), 360(1), 414, 425, Division 4 of Part 7

Cases cited: Appellant P119/2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 230 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZNVW (2010) 183 FCR 575 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v SZFDE [2006] FCAFC 142 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SCAR (2003) 128 FCR 553 NADH v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2004) 214 ALR 264 NAMJ v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2003) 76 ALD 56 Perera v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1992) 92 FCR 6 Soltanyzand v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1168 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2007) 232 CLR 189 SZRJS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FMCA 1143 WACO v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2003) 131 FCR 511 WALN v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCAFC 131