BTB15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 515

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BTB15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 515 Appeal from: BTB15 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 2629

File number: QUD 840 of 2016

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 15 May 2017

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for protection (class XA) visa – appeal from Federal Circuit Court of Australia – whether primary judge erred in failing to find jurisdictional error in decision of Tribunal – whether Tribunal was required to put to the appellant certain information referred to in the decision pursuant to s 424A(1) of the Migration Act 1958 – whether certain information was excluded from the application of s 424A(3)(a) of the Migration Act 1958

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa), 91R(1)(a), 420, 422B, 424A, 424A(3), 424A(3)(a)

Cases cited: Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596; [1990] HCA 57 Baig v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2002] FCA 380 BTB15 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 2629 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550; [1985] HCA 81 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZHXF (2008) 166 FCR 298; [2008] FCAFC 36 NANF v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 292 NANM and NANN of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 99 NARV v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2003) 133 FCR 89; [2003] FCAFC 262 Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 243 CLR 319 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252; [2010] HCA 23 SZBYR v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2007) 235 ALR 609; [2007] HCA 6 VHAJ v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003)131 FCR 80; [2003] FCAFC 186 VHAP of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2004) 80 ALD 559; [2004] FCAFC 82