SZVZN v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 954

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZVZN v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 954 Appeal from: SZVZN v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCCA 2694

File number: NSD 2013 of 2016

Judge: BROMWICH J

Date of judgment: 18 August 2017

Catchwords: MIGRATION –application for Protection (Class XA) visa – whether Federal Circuit Court erred in failing to find jurisdictional error in Tribunal's decision – whether Tribunal considered a submission central to the appellant's case – appeal allowed

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 25(1AA) Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 36 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), Sch 2, cl 866.221

Cases cited: Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 184; 236 FCR 593 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; 197 ALR 389 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v MZYTS [2013] FCAFC 114 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSRS [2014] FCAFC 16; 309 ALR 67 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Guo (1997) 191 CLR 559 NAJT v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 134; 147 FCR 51 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 389; 109 FCR 152 Smoker v Pharmacy Restructuring Authority (1994) 53 FCR 287 SZOVB v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] FCA 1462; 125 ALD 38 SZSSC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 863; 317 ALR 365 VWFW v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCAFC 29