DMJ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 17

Federal Court of Australia

DMJ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 17 Appeal from: DMJ16 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2019] FCCA 3507

File number: NSD 2134 of 2019

Judgment of: RAPER J

Date of judgment: 20 January 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from orders of the (then) Federal Circuit Court of Australia affirming the decision of a delegate not to grant the appellant a protection visa – whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal erred – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 24(1)(d) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36, 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa), 36(2A), 65, 91R(1), 91R(2) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Sch 3 Item 15.2 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) Sch 2 cl 785.211(2) Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, opened for signature 28 July 1951, 189 UNTS 137 (entered into force 22 April 1954) Art 1A

Cases cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin [1990] HCA 21; 170 CLR 1 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33; 162 CLR 1 DQU16 v Minister for Home Affairs [2021] HCA 10; 273 CLR 1 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCAFC 92; 233 FCR 315 MF15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 68; 241 FCR 30 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQHH [2012] FCAFC 45; 200 FCR 223 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng [2001] HCA 17; 205 CLR 507 O'Brien v Komesaroff [1982] HCA 33; 150 CLR 310 SCAA v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 668 Summers v Repatriation Commission [2015] FCAFC 36; 230 FCR 179