SZSSG v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 670

SZSSG v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 670

The Federal Circuit Court adopted an unduly narrow formula for jurisdictional error and failed to consider whether legal unreasonableness arose in the Tribunal's fact finding. Given the personal circumstances of the applicant and the unexplored question of legal unreasonableness, it would be unjust not to allow an extension of time. The matter should be remitted for reconsideration according to law.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 May 2018
Procedural Posture
Application for Extension of Time / Appeal / Appellate, Extension of Time and Remittal
Outcome
Extension of time granted; appeal allowed; matter remitted for reconsideration
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'jurisdictional Error' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'apprehended Bias' 'judicial Review' 'extension of Time']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'constitutional Law' 'human Rights'] ['protection Visa' 'jurisdictional Error' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'apprehended Bias' 'judicial Review' 'extension of Time']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Extension of Time / Appeal / Appellate, Extension of Time and Remittal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether an extension of time should be granted for filing a notice of appeal' 'Whether jurisdictional error existed in the form of legal unreasonableness in fact finding' 'Whether the Federal Circuit Court adopted a too narrow formula for jurisdictional error' "Whether the Tribunal's reasoning process was affected by apprehended bias"]

Ratio Decidendi

The Federal Circuit Court adopted an unduly narrow formula for jurisdictional error and failed to consider whether legal unreasonableness arose in the Tribunal's fact finding. Given the personal circumstances of the applicant and the unexplored question of legal unreasonableness, it would be unjust not to allow an extension of time. The matter should be remitted for reconsideration according to law.

Court Disposition

Extension of time granted; appeal allowed; matter remitted for reconsideration

Orders

  • ['Time be extended for the first applicant to file and serve a notice of appeal up to and including 10 May 2018.' 'The draft notice of appeal dated 31 January 2018 be taken to be the notice of appeal and to be filed.' 'The appeal be allowed.' 'Order 2 of the orders of the Federal Circuit Court made on 12 October...