WZAVQ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 188

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WZAVQ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 188 Appeal from: WZAVQ & Ors v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2015] FCCA 2574

File number: WAD 578 of 2015

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 3 March 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for protection (class XA) visas – appeal from Federal Circuit Court of Australia – whether Tribunal failed to consider appellants' claims – whether Tribunal failed to consider relevant country information

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 36(2)(a), s 36(2)(aa), s 36(2A), s 46(2A), s 91R, s 91R(1)(a), s 91R(1)(b), s 91R(1)(c) Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Act 2014 (Cth) Sch 5 Pt 2 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) Sch 2 cl 866.221(2) Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Opened for signature 28 July 1951. 189 UNTS 137 (entered into force 22 April 1954) Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. Opened for signature 31 January 1967. 606 UNTS 267 (entered into force 4 October 1967)

Cases cited: Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2003) 75 ALD 630; [2003] FCAFC 184 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 73 ALD 321; [2003] HCA 26 Htun v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2001) 233 FCR 136; [2001] FCA 1802 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Tran (2015) 232 FCR 540; [2015] FCA 546 NAHI v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 10 SZDXZ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCAFC 109 SZJRU v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Another (2009) 108 ALD 515; [2009] FCA 315 WZAVQ & Ors v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2015] FCCA 2574 AX (family planning scheme) China CG [2012] UKUT 00097