DZF17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 979

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

DZF17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 979 Appeal from: DZF17 v Minister for Immigration [2018] FCCA 3619

File number: NSD 62 of 2019

Judge: THAWLEY J

Date of judgment: 21 June 2019

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from orders of Federal Circuit Court of Australia affirming decision of Immigration Assessment Authority to refuse protection visa – leave granted to advance new grounds of appeal – leave granted to adduce further evidence – Authority failed to give real consideration to the appellant's claims and evidence – whether the Authority unreasonably failed to consider exercising the discretion to get new information under s 473DC(1)

Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25D Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 27 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 36.57 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Pt 7AA, ss 473CC, 473DB(1), 473DC(1), 473EA(1)

Cases cited: BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 261 FCR 35 Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 252 FCR 352 East Melbourne Group Inc v Minister for Planning (2008) 23 VR 605 ETA067 v Republic of Nauru (2018) 92 ALJR 1003 Minister for Immigration & Border Protection v SZSRS (2014) 309 ALR 67 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 NASB v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 24 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 353 ALR 600 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2007) 232 CLR 189 Tickner v Chapman (1995) 57 FCR 451 VUAX v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2004) 238 FCR 588