EEP18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2023] FCA 682

Federal Court of Australia

EEP18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2023] FCA 682 Appeal from: EEP18 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2020] FCCA 411

File number: NSD 377 of 2020

Judgment of: RAPER J

Date of judgment: 22 June 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from orders of the (then) Federal Circuit Court of Australia affirming a decision of the Immigration Assessment Authority to affirm a decision of a delegate not to grant a protection visa – whether the Authority misconstrued a submission as "new information" – whether the Authority assessed the new information in accordance with s 473DD of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – appeal allowed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5H(1), 5J(1), 5J(4)(b), 5L, 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa), 36(2A), 65, 473CA, 473DA, 473DB, 473DC, 473DD, 473DD(a), 473DD(b), 473DD(b)(i), 473DD(b)(ii), 473GA, 473GB Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 36.74(1)(c), 36.74(1)(d), 39.05(a)

Cases cited: AOU18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 1095 APH17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 23 AUS17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 37; 269 CLR 494 AWB19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 983 BLX16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 176 BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34; 268 CLR 29 CAQ17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 203; 274 FCR 477 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 CQQ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 982 CSR16 v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2018] FCA 474 CSZ15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 706 CVK16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1434; 257 FCR 297 DNA17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 146 DQI17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 106 Han v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 331 Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CLV16 [2018] FCAFC 80; 260 FCR 482 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v DDK16 [2017] FCAFC 188 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQRB [2013] FCAFC 33; 210 FCR 505 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; 264 CLR 217 Tohi v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 125; 285 FCR 187