CCL18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 346

CCL18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 346

The Authority did not commit jurisdictional error. Because it was not satisfied of either matter in s 473DD(b), it was precluded from considering the new information and was not obliged to consider s 473DD(a). The appellant's statements about funds received by the Jaffna University student union and Tamil diaspora contributions were information not put to the delegate and were correctly treated as new information under s 473DC(1). The primary judge was correct to reject both grounds, and the appeal was dismissed with costs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
18 April 2023
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From Dismissal of Judicial Review Application / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia From CCL18 V Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCCA 248
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['safe Haven Enterprise Visa' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'immigration Assessment Authority' 'new Information' 'section 473 DD of the Migration Act 1958 (cth)' 'adjournment Application']
['migration' 'administrative Law'] ['safe Haven Enterprise Visa' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'immigration Assessment Authority' 'new Information' 'section 473 DD of the Migration Act 1958 (cth)' 'adjournment Application']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From Dismissal of Judicial Review Application / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia From CCL18 V Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCCA 248

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Immigration Assessment Authority fell into jurisdictional error by failing to correctly apply the test in s 473DD of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).' "Whether the Authority fell into jurisdictional error by treating parts of the appellant's claims as new information." 'Whether the primary judge erred in dismissing the judicial review application.' "Whether the appellant's adjournment application should be granted."]

Ratio Decidendi

The Authority did not commit jurisdictional error. Because it was not satisfied of either matter in s 473DD(b), it was precluded from considering the new information and was not obliged to consider s 473DD(a). The appellant's statements about funds received by the Jaffna University student union and Tamil diaspora contributions were information not put to the delegate and were correctly treated as new information under s 473DC(1). The primary judge was correct to reject both grounds, and the appeal was dismissed with costs.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The name of the first respondent be amended by deleting the words "Migrant Services".' 'The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs of and incidental to his appeal."]