MZAGE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 630

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

MZAGE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 630 Appeal from: MZAGE v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2015] FCCA 2720

File number: VID 572 of 2015

Judges: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 1 June 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Circuit Court – whether the Federal Circuit Court erred in failing to adjourn the hearing – whether the Tribunal decision was affected by jurisdictional error in that it failed to consider a claim or an integer of a claim – no error by Federal Circuit Court in dismissing application for review

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 430 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 (Cth)

Cases cited: Contreras v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 47 Gregory v Qantas Airways Ltd [2016] FCAFC 7 Koulaxazov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 75; 129 FCR 79 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj [2002] HCA 11; 209 CLR 597 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21; 197 CLR 611 MZAGE v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2015] FCCA 2720 MZAIB v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1392 NABE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263; 144 FCR 1 Salahuddin v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 141; 229 FCR 290 Scott v Handley [1999] FCA 404; 58 ALD 373 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission [1986] HCA 54; 161 CLR 141 SZKGF v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2008] FCAFC 84 WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 184; 236 FCR 593 Wyman v Queensland [2015] FCAFC 108; 235 FCR 464