SZVHC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 1324

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZVHC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 1324 Appeal from: SZVHC v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 1674

File number: NSD 997 of 2016

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 8 November 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for protection (class XA) visa – appeal from Federal Circuit Court of Australia – whether primary judge committed jurisdictional error – whether Tribunal erred by failing to consider whether circumstances of appellant's likely detention upon return to his country of nationality might involve harm "intentionally inflicted"

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa), 91R(1)(a), 91R(1)(b), 91R(1)(c), 91R(2), 424A

Cases cited: Abebe v The Commonwealth of Australia (1999) 197 CLR 510; [1999] HCA 14 Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2003) 236 FCR 593; [2003] FCAFC 184 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 73 ALD 321; [2003] HCA 26 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v WZAPN and Another; WZARV v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Another (2015) 254 CLR 610; [2015] HCA 22 NABE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (No 2) (2004) 144 FCR 1; [2004] FCAFC 263 NAHI v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 10 NAOA v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 241 SZNOE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCA 96 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 69 SZUXM v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1514 The Australian Heritage Commission v Mount Isa Mines Limited (1997) 187 CLR 297; [1997] HCA 10 Waterford v The Commonwealth of Australia (1987) 163 CLR 54; [1987] HCA 25