ARI18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 613

ARI18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 613

The IAA did not commit jurisdictional error: the audio recording was not 'new information' as it was before the delegate; it was for the appellant to provide evidence verifying his baptism; and the IAA was not legally unreasonable in failing to invite further comment or information, as the Migration Act 1958 establishes an exhaustive statutory review scheme and no circumstances existed rendering the IAA's conduct unreasonable.

Parties
Appellant: ARI18; First Respondent: Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs; Second Respondent: Immigration Assessment Authority
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 May 2020
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Judgment on Appeal From Federal Circuit Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Immigration Assessment Authority, Procedural Fairness, New Information Under Migration Act 1958 Pt 7 AA
Migration Judicial Review Immigration Assessment Authority Procedural Fairness New Information Under Migration Act 1958 Pt 7 AA

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Parties

ARI18

Appellant

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs

First Respondent

Immigration Assessment Authority

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Judgment on Appeal From Federal Circuit Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) failed to give the appellant new information contrary to s 473DE of the Migration Act 1958
  2. 2 Whether the IAA's failure to invite the appellant to provide new information was legally unreasonable
  3. 3 Whether the IAA acted unreasonably in relying on the audio recording of the arrival interview without affording the appellant an opportunity to attend a further interview

Ratio Decidendi

The IAA did not commit jurisdictional error: the audio recording was not 'new information' as it was before the delegate; it was for the appellant to provide evidence verifying his baptism; and the IAA was not legally unreasonable in failing to invite further comment or information, as the Migration Act 1958 establishes an exhaustive statutory review scheme and no circumstances existed rendering the IAA's conduct unreasonable.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The name of the first respondent amended to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs.
  • Leave to amend the notice of appeal to add a ground in the terms of paragraph 16 of the appellant's further written submissions is granted.