CKV16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 342

CKV16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 342

The IAA decision was vitiated by apprehended bias, as a fair-minded lay observer might have apprehended that the IAA was affected by prejudicial information regarding an ongoing investigation into the appellant, even if such information was ultimately irrelevant. The IAA's failure to disavow reliance on the prejudicial material or to seek clarification from the appellant constituted jurisdictional error because credit was a key consideration, and the material was adverse.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 March 2019
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Federal Court Review After Dismissal in Federal Circuit Court
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
['safe Haven Enterprise Visa' 'judicial Review' 'apprehended Bias' 'administrative Proceedings']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'practice and Procedure'] ['safe Haven Enterprise Visa' 'judicial Review' 'apprehended Bias' 'administrative Proceedings']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Federal Court Review After Dismissal in Federal Circuit Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Immigration Assessment Authority's decision was affected by jurisdictional error due to apprehended bias" "Whether the IAA's failure to exercise its discretion under s473DC of the Migration Act to obtain new information was unreasonable"]

Ratio Decidendi

The IAA decision was vitiated by apprehended bias, as a fair-minded lay observer might have apprehended that the IAA was affected by prejudicial information regarding an ongoing investigation into the appellant, even if such information was ultimately irrelevant. The IAA's failure to disavow reliance on the prejudicial material or to seek clarification from the appellant constituted jurisdictional error because credit was a key consideration, and the material was adverse.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • ['Leave granted to raise grounds in Notice of Appeal filed on 26 June 2018.' 'The appeal is allowed in respect of Order 1 made by the Federal Circuit Court on 7 June 2018; that order is set aside.' "A writ of certiorari will issue to quash the decision of the Immigration Assessment Authority, IAA reference...