Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2016] FCA 575

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2016] FCA 575 Appeal from: Singh v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 257

File number: QUD 157 of 2016

Judge: EDELMAN J

Date of judgment: 23 May 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – finding by Federal Circuit Court of errors in Migration Review Tribunal's factual findings – whether Tribunal made factual errors – whether any factual errors would be jurisdictional errors

Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 13(2)(d) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5(2) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 27 Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) s 50(4) Legislation Act 2003 (Cth) s 13(1)(a) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5F, 5F(3), 31, 65 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) regs 1.15A, 1.15A(3)(d)(iii), 1.15A(3)(d)(iv), 2.03, 2.03A, 2.03AA; Sch 2, cll 820.21, 820.211(2)(a)

Cases cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin [1990] HCA 21; (1990) 170 CLR 1 CDJ v VAJ (No 2) [1998] HCA 76; (1998) 197 CLR 172 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Ltd [1996] HCA 36; (1996) 186 CLR 389 Freeman v National Australia Bank Ltd [2003] FCAFC 200 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZNPG [2010] FCAFC 51 Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2001] HCA 49; (2001) 207 CLR 72 Osland v Secretary to the Department of Justice [2010] HCA 24; (2010) 241 CLR 320 Shaw v Yarranova Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 171 SFGB v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 231; (2003) 77 ALD 402 SZRPT v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 2 The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Economic Regulation Authority [2014] WASC 346 Waensila v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 32 Waterford v Commonwealth [1987] HCA 25; (1987) 163 CLR 54 S Gageler "The Master of Words: Who Chooses Statutory Meaning?" in A Connolly and D Stewart (eds) Public Law in the Age of Statutes: Essays in Honour of Dennis Pearce (Federation Press, Sydney, 2015)