BPI17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (No 2) [2020] FCA 252

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BPI17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (No 2) [2020] FCA 252 Appeal from: BPI17 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2019] FCCA 2657

File number: VID 1016 of 2019

Judge: O'BRYAN J

Date of judgment: 12 March 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Circuit Court of Australia – where Tribunal affirmed decision of Minister's delegate refusing grant of protection visa under section 65 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – where primary judge failed to consider written submissions of the appellant and thereby failed to afford the appellant a fair hearing – whether matter should be remitted to the Federal Circuit Court for rehearing or should be determined by the Federal Court – where appellant's submissions raised new grounds of appeal – whether Tribunal reasons gave rise to an apprehension of bias – whether Tribunal failed to address claims raised by appellant – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24, 28 Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Cases cited: AAM15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 231 FCR 452 ARG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) 250 FCR 109 ASIC v Reid (No 1) (2006) 151 FCR 540 BPI17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 637 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 EDI16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 171 Elliott v ASIC (2004) 10 VR 369 Embertee Pty Ltd v Energy Efficient Technologies Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCA 347 Foster v ACCC [2012] FCA 953 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488 Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQHH (2012) 200 FCR 223 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB (2004) 78 ALD 224 NADH of 2001 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 328; 214 ALR 264 NSW v Canellis (1994) 181 CLR 309 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476 R v Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission; Ex parte Angliss Group (1969) 122 CLR 546 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; ex parte Applicant S20/2002 (2003) 73 ALD 1 Selvadurai v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 34 ALD 347 Sharma v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 256 FCR 1 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 SZKLO v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2008) 102 ALD 115 SZQFS v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] FCA 1244 SZRUI v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] FCAFC 80 SZULE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 2136 VUAX v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2004) 238 FCR 588