BAO18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 550

Federal Court of Australia

BAO18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 550 Appeal from: BAO18 v Minister for Immigration [2020] FCCA 2290

File number: NSD 1071 of 2020

Judgment of: PERRAM J

Date of judgment: 30 May 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Circuit Court of Australia – application for extension of time – whether appeal competent – where Immigration Assessment Authority satisfied 'exceptional circumstances' justified consideration of new country information under Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 473DD – whether new country information becoming available after delegate decision constitutes 'exceptional circumstances' – materiality

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 473DC, 473DD, 473DE(3)(a), 473EA Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 36.03(a)

Cases cited: ABT17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 34; 269 CLR 439 BCQ16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 365; 93 ALJR 1091 BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34; 268 CLR 29 CCQ17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1641 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CRY16 [2017] FCAFC 210; 253 FCR 475 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v DZU16 [2018] FCAFC 32; 253 FCR 526 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] HCA 17; 95 ALJR 441 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; 264 CLR 217 Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656