ARI18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 613

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

ARI18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 613 Appeal from: ARI18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCCA 1338

File number: NSD 901 of 2019

Judge: PERRY J

Date of judgment: 8 May 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Circuit Court dismissing application for judicial review of a decision by Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) on a fast track review under Part 7AA, Migration Act 1958 – where IAA affirmed delegate's decision refusing to grant the appellant a safe haven visa – whether IAA failed to give appellant new information contrary to s 473DE – whether IAA's failure to invite the appellant to given new information was legally unreasonably - whether IAA acted unreasonably in relying upon audio recording of arrival interview without considering whether to afford appellant an opportunity to attend a further interview – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5H, 5J, 35A, 36(2), 46A(2), Pt 7AA

Cases cited: AQU17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 111; 162 ALD 442 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 DGZ16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 12; (2018) 258 FCR 551 DPI17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 43; (2019) 269 FCR 134 Iyer v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1788 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v AMA16 [2017] FCAFC 136; (2017) 254 FCR 534 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v BBS16 [2017] FCAFC 176; (2017) 257 FCR 111 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CRY16 [2017] FCAFC 210; (2017) 253 FCR 475 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v DZU16 [2018] FCAFC 32; (2018) 253 FCR 536 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Rajalingam [1999] FCA 719; (1999) 93 FCR 220 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323 NAJT v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 134; (2005) 147 FCR 51 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; (2018) 264 CLR 217 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30; (2003) 77 ALJR 1165 VUAX v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 158; (2004) 238 FCR 588