Ezegbe v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 216

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Ezegbe v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 216 File number: NSD 1201 of 2018

Judge: PERRAM J

Date of judgment: 27 February 2019

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for judicial review of decision of Minister for Immigration and Border Protection – where applicant serving sentence of imprisonment for serious offence – whether Minister failed to give proper consideration of legal consequence of decision – whether decision lacked logic – whether Minister failed to give proper consideration of claims of harm on return to Nigeria

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5M, 36, 48A, 197C, 501, 501CA, 501E Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, opened for signature 10 December 1984, 1465 UNTS 85 (entered into force 26 June 1987) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, opened for signature 19 December 1966, 999 UNTS 171 (entered into force 23 March 1976) Cases cited: Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd v Amalgamated Clothing & Allied Trades Union of Australia [1932] HCA 9; 47 CLR 1 AQM18 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 944 Ayoub v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 83; 231 FCR 513 BCR16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 96; 248 FCR 456 BHA17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1288 Carrascalo v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 107; 252 FCR 352 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280 CQG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 146; 253 FCR 496 CRI026 v The Republic of Nauru [2018] HCA 19 DAO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 2; 258 FCR 175 DMH16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 448; 253 FCR 576 DOB18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 1523 Isley v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 632 Martin v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend [1986] HCA 40; 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Sabharwal [2018] FCAFC 160 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT [2013] FCA 317; 212 FCR 99 Minister for Immigration v Tran [2015] FCA 546; 232 FCR 540 NABE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263; 144 FCR 1 NBMZ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 38; 220 FCR 1 SZMDS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCA 210 Viane v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 116