FHZ17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1189

Federal Court of Australia

FHZ17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1189 Appeal from: FHZ17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs & Anor [2020] FCCA 623

File number(s): NSD 304 of 2020

Judgment of: PERRY J

Date of judgment: 6 October 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – where application for Safe Haven Enterprise Visa refused by Immigration Assessment Authority on fast track review – whether Authority erred in failing to exercise the discretion in s 473DC of the Migration Act to get further information – where Authority considered country information not before Delegate – where country information was conflicting – whether legally unreasonable not to invite appellant to comment on country information that was not specific to the appellant – whether cases distinguishable from Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CRY16 and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v DZU16 – held: case distinguishable from CRY16 and DZU16 – not unreasonable for Authority to decline to invite comment on new country information not specific to the appellant

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5(1)(a)(i)-(iii), 5H(1)(a), 5J(1)(a), 35A(6), 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa), 36(2A), 473CA, 473CB, 473CC(1)-(2), 473DA, 473DB, 474DC, 473DD, 473DE, 473DF, 473FA, 473GA and 473GB

Cases cited: AQU17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 111; 162 ALD 442 BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34; (2019) 268 CLR 29 CCQ17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1641 CMP19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 634 DBE19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 779 DPI17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 43; (2019) 269 FCR 134 FHZ17 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2020] FCCA 623 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v AMA16 [2017] FCAFC 136; (2017) 254 FCR 534 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v BBS16 [2017] FCAFC 176; (2017) 257 FCR 111 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 Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11; (2016) 237 FCR 1 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; (2018) 264 CLR 541 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; (2018) 264 CLR 217 SZATV v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 40; (2007) 233 CLR 18