EYG18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1309

Federal Court of Australia

EYG18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1309 Appeal from: EYG18 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2020] FCCA 725

File number(s): WAD 63 of 2020

Judgment of: KENNY J

Date of judgment: 1 November 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia – application for a safe haven enterprise visa refused by delegate – whether the Immigration Assessment Authority acted unreasonably on review in not considering whether to get information from the appellant – held: appeal dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 5AAA, 5J, 5H(1), 7AA, 36(2), 46A(1), 473CB, 473DB, 473DC & 477DD

Cases cited: ABT17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 34; 269 CLR 439 DQU16 v Minister for Home Affairs [2021] HCA 10; 273 CLR 1 ESD17 v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2018] FCA 1716 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CRY16 [2017] FCAFC 210; 253 FCR 475 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11; 237 FCR 1 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; 264 CLR 541 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332 NABE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263; 144 FCR 1 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; 264 CLR 217 VUAX v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 158; 238 FCR 588