Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZTQS [2015] FCA 1069

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZTQS [2015] FCA 1069 Citation: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZTQS [2015] FCA 1069

Appeal from: SZTQS v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection & Anor [2015] FCCA 978

Parties: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION v SZTQS and ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL)

File numbers: NSD 736 of 2015

Judge: GRIFFITHS J

Date of judgment: 2 October 2015

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia ('FCCA') setting aside a decision of the second respondent, which dismissed the first respondent's application for review of the appellant's decision to dismiss his protection visa application – whether the FCCA erred in finding that the second respondent ('Tribunal') erred by making findings not open on the evidence before it – whether the FCCA erred in finding that the Tribunal breached s 425(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) COSTS – whether the FCCA denied the first respondent procedural fairness in making a costs order

Legislation: Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 (Cth) s 79 Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth) rr 21.10, 44.15, Sch 1 Pt 3 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36(2)(aa), 425

Cases cited: Assistant Commissioner Michael James Condon v Pompano Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 7; (2013) 252 CLR 38 Commissioner for Australian Capital Territory Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 576 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Howards Storage World Pty Ltd v Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] FCAFC 5; (2010) 182 FCR 84 Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal [2002] HCA 30; (2002) 190 ALR 601 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 41; (2010) 243 CLR 319 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S154/2002 [2003] HCA 60; (2003) 77 ALJR 1909 Re Minister: Ex parte Miah [2001] HCA 22; (2001) 206 CLR 57 Shrestha v Migration Review Tribunal [2015] FCAFC 87; (2015) 229 FCR 301 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] HCA 63; (2006) 228 CLR 152 SZHKA v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCAFC 138; (2008) 172 FCR 1 SZMUF v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCA 182 SZQJH v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 147; (2013) 140 ALD 11 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Barrow [1994] FCA 1141; (1994) 19 AAR 532