ALJ18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 491

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

ALJ18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 491 Appeal from: ALJ18 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCCA 3835

File number: WAD 50 of 2019

Judge: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 20 April 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from decision of Federal Circuit Court dismissing application for judicial review of decision of Immigration Assessment Authority – where appellant provided "new information" to the Authority – where the Authority found the information was not "credible personal information" under s 473DD(b)(ii) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – whether Authority misconstrued s 473DD – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 473DD

Cases cited: Alfred v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 457 BDY18 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCAFC 24 BNV18 v Minister for Home Affairs (No 2) [2019] FCA 378 BOS17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCA 75 BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34; 93 ALJR 1091 CSR16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 474 DLB17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCAFC 230 EDS16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 1618 EPT17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 570 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Indooroopilly Children Services (Qld) Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 16; 158 FCR 325 Hicks v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 757