DDZ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 233

Federal Court of Australia

DDZ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 233 Appeal from: DDZ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FedCFamC2G 157

File number(s): NSD 234 of 2022

Judgment of: BURLEY J

Date of judgment: 20 March 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia dismissing an application for judicial review of a decision of the Immigration Assessment Authority to affirm the decision of a delegate of the Minister to refuse to grant the appellant a protection visa – whether primary judge made a jurisdictional error – whether Authority acted unreasonably – whether appellant required to provide submissions to satisfy materiality test – whether Authority failed to determine an integer of the claim or take into account relevant information

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 473BA, 473CA, 473CB, 473CB(1)(a), 473CB(1)(d), 473CB(1)(d)(iv), 473DA, 473DA(1), 473DB, 473DC, 473DC(2), 473DC(3), 473DD, 473EA(1), 473GA, 473GB, 476, Part 7AA

Cases cited: ABT17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 34; (2020) 269 CLR 439 AGA16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 628 BYA17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2019) 269 FCR 94; [2019] FCAFC 44 CRW16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 710 DDZ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FedCFamC2G 157 Djokovic v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 3; (2022) 289 FCR 21 DPI17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 43; (2019) 269 FCR 134 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 197 ALR 389 ESQ18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 44; (2021) 283 FCR 164 Htun v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affiars [2001] FCA 824 Minister for Home Affairs v HSKJ [2018] FCAFC 217; (2018) 266 FCR 591 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 526 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2014] FCAFC 1; (2014) 231 FCR 437 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIZO [2009] HCA 37; (2009) 238 CLR 627 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT [2013] FCA 317; (2013) 212 FCR 99 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323 Minister for Immigration v MZYTS [2013] FCAFC 114; (2013) 230 FCR 431 Minister for Immigration v SZSRS [2014] FCAFC 16; (2014) 309 ALR 67 Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 26; (2022) 403 ALR 398 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; (2018) 264 CLR 217 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] HCA 63; (2006) 228 CLR 152 Tickner v Chapman [1995] FCAFC 1726; (1995) 57 FLR 451