DBX16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] FCA 238

Federal Court of Australia

DBX16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] FCA 238 Appeal from: DBX16 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2017] FCCA 3410

File number(s): VID 1272 of 2017

Judgment of: KENNY J

Date of judgment: 22 March 2021

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Circuit Court dismissing application for judicial review – Immigration Assessment Authority found new information did not meet criteria in s 473DD of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – no unreasonableness regarding exercise of discretion under s 473DC – no misapplication of criteria in s 473DD(b)(ii) – law, practice and procedure regarding arrest warrants in Sri Lanka not matter of everyday or ordinary human experience – finding that warrants not genuinely issued legally irrational or illogical – no probative basis – error material and jurisdictional – appeal allowed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth), Pt 7AA

Cases cited: ABT17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 34; 383 ALR 407 ANO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 59 AUS17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 37 at [6]; 384 ALR 196 BDY18 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCAFC 24; 273 FCR 170 BNV18 v Minister for Home Affairs (No 2) [2019] FCA 378 BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34; 373 ALR 196 BVZ16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 958; 254 FCR 221 CQG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 146; 253 FCR 496 CSR16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 474 DGZ16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 12; 258 FCR 551 DPI17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 43; 269 FCR 134 DQM18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 110 DYK16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 222; 267 FCR 69 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34; 264 CLR 123 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CLV16 [2018] FCAFC 80; 260 FCR 482 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CRY16 [2017] FCAFC 210; 253 FCR 475 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Sabharwal [2018] FCAFC 160 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2014] FCAFC 1; 231 FCR 437 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11; 237 FCR 1 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; 264 CLR 541 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16; 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v BTW17 [2020] FCAFC 159 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; 264 CLR 217 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Durairajasingham [2000] HCA 1; 74 ALJR 405; 168 ALR 407 Staindl v Frydenberg [2020] FCAFC 41; 276 FCR 301 The Republic of Nauru v WET040 (No 2) [2018] HCA 60; 362 ALR 235; 93 ALJR 102 Viane v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 144 VUAX v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 158; 238 FCR 588