COV18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2023] FCA 849

Federal Court of Australia

COV18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2023] FCA 849 Appeal from: COV18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCCA 2547

File number: NSD 1102 of 2020

Judgment of: FARRELL J

Date of judgment: 26 July 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from the then Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCCA) – where FCCA dismissed application for judicial review of decision of the Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) affirming refusal of safe haven enterprise visa – whether procedural fairness denied because Secretary of first respondent's Department did not provide a copy of a suspected illegal entry vessel report – whether IAA failed to consider integers of appellant's claim – whether absence of jurisdictional fact – whether s 5J of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) misapplied – whether complementary protection criterion properly applied PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether leave should be granted to amend notice of appeal – where proposed notice of appeal raises new grounds on appeal – whether proposed new grounds have merit – where delay in raising new grounds – whether any prejudice to other parties

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24, 27, 31A Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5, 5H, 5J, 36, 46A, 183, 438, 473CB, 473DA, 473GA, 473GB, 486E; Pt 7AA Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.34, 36.03, 36.10, 36.11, 36.57

Cases cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; (2009) 239 CLR 175 Appellant S395/2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 71; (2003) 216 CLR 473 BEG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 198; (2017) 253 FCR 36 BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34; (2019) 268 CLR 29 CGA15 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 46; (2019) 268 FCR 362 CHV17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] FCCA 1489 CKT20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 124 CNY17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 50; (2019) 268 CLR 76 COV18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCCA 2547 COV18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 670 CQR17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 61; (2019) 269 FCR 367 CTY15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 197 CWW18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCCA 26 DBB16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 178; (2018) 260 FCR 447 DVG16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCCA 1461 EHZ18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCCA 879 EVS17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 20; (2019) 268 FCR 299 EXL19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCCA 1255 FFZ18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCCA 1 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 GGD18 v Minister for Home Affairs (No 3) [2019] FCCA 444 Han v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 331 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v BBS16 [2017] FCAFC 176; (2017) 257 FCR 111 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA [2019] HCA 3; (2019) 264 CLR 421 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQRB [2013] FCAFC 33; (2013) 210 FCR 505 Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v CQZ15 [2021] FCAFC 24; (2021) 284 FCR 455 NABE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263; (2004) 144 FCR 1 Ninemia Maritime Corporation v Trave Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG [1983] 1 WLR 1412; [1984] 1 All ER 398 Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd [1997] HCA 1; (1997) 189 CLR 146 Riva NSW Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2017] FCA 188 Say v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 84 Simjanovska v Department of Human Services [2019] FCA 499 Sun v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 52; (2016) 243 FCR 220 SZSGA v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] FCA 774 SZSHK v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 125; (2013) 138 ALD 26 SZSRR v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 328 SZSXE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 867 SZTMH v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 124; (2015) 230 FCR 550 Tohi v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 125; (2021) 285 FCR 187 VUAX v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 158; (2004) 238 FCR 588