AOA16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 697

AOA16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 697

The Minister had not made a migration decision under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) reviewable by the Federal Circuit Court. The detailed minute concerning s 48B was expressly not a referral to the Minister for consideration under s 48B, and the Minister did not consider the s 48B request. At most, any decision was a decision not to consider exercising a non-compellable power, which was not reviewable by the Federal Circuit Court. The Federal Circuit Court decision was therefore not attended with sufficient doubt to warrant leave.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 June 2017
Procedural Posture
Migration Application for Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal From an Interlocutory Judgment of the Federal Circuit Court
Outcome
Application dismissed.
Legal Topics
['ministerial Intervention' 'non Compellable Powers' 'federal Circuit Court Jurisdiction' 'leave to Appeal From Interlocutory Judgment' 'procedural Fairness']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['ministerial Intervention' 'non Compellable Powers' 'federal Circuit Court Jurisdiction' 'leave to Appeal From Interlocutory Judgment' 'procedural Fairness']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Application for Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal From an Interlocutory Judgment of the Federal Circuit Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether leave should be granted to appeal from the Federal Circuit Court's interlocutory judgment." "Whether the Federal Circuit Court had jurisdiction to review the result of the applicant's request for Ministerial intervention under s 48B of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)." "Whether the Minister made a migration decision under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) in relation to the applicant's s 48B request." 'Whether the Federal Circuit Court decision was attended with sufficient doubt to warrant reconsideration.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Minister had not made a migration decision under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) reviewable by the Federal Circuit Court. The detailed minute concerning s 48B was expressly not a referral to the Minister for consideration under s 48B, and the Minister did not consider the s 48B request. At most, any decision was a decision not to consider exercising a non-compellable power, which was not reviewable by the Federal Circuit Court. The Federal Circuit Court decision was therefore not attended with sufficient doubt to warrant leave.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed.']