DBE16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 942

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

DBE16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 942 Appeal from: DBE16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCCA 487

File number: WAD 194 of 2017

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 16 August 2017

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for Safe Haven Enterprise visa – appeal from Federal Circuit Court of Australia – whether primary judge erred in failing to find jurisdictional error in decision of Immigration Assessment Authority – where appellant seeks to raise new grounds on appeal – whether Authority failed to consider claims for complementary protection – whether appellant denied natural justice – application of Pt 7AA of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5H(1), 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa), 46A, 424A, 425, 473BA, 473CA, 473CB, 473DA(1), 473DA(2), 473DC(2), 473DD, 473GA, 473GB, Pt 7A, Pt 7AA Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Act 2014 (Cth)

Cases cited: AFK16 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 1826 AMA16 v Minister for Immigration & Ors [2017] FCCA 303 APR15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 713 DBE16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCCA 487 DCG16 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2017] FCCA 285 DZU16 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2017] FCCA 851 MZYPO v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCAFC 1 MZYXS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 614 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252; [2010] HCA 23 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152; [2006] HCA 63 VUAX v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2004) 238 FCR 588; [2004] FCAFC 158