CLI19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 1082

CLI19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 1082

The Immigration Assessment Authority made a jurisdictional error by failing to factor into its assessment under s 473DD(a) that the new information (warrant and related claim) was credible within the meaning of s 473DD(b)(ii), as required by statute and binding authority.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 August 2022
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal / Appeal From Federal Circuit Court of Australia Decision to Federal Court of Australia
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
['jurisdictional Error' 'review of Administrative Decisions' 'exceptional Circumstances for New Information' 'safe Haven Enterprise Visa' 'immigration Assessment Authority Powers']
['migration'] ['jurisdictional Error' 'review of Administrative Decisions' 'exceptional Circumstances for New Information' 'safe Haven Enterprise Visa' 'immigration Assessment Authority Powers']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal / Appeal From Federal Circuit Court of Australia Decision to Federal Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Immigration Assessment Authority committed jurisdictional error in failing to consider whether exceptional circumstances justified considering new information under s 473DD of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)' 'Proper construction and application of s 473DD Migration Act 1958 (Cth) regarding new information']

Ratio Decidendi

The Immigration Assessment Authority made a jurisdictional error by failing to factor into its assessment under s 473DD(a) that the new information (warrant and related claim) was credible within the meaning of s 473DD(b)(ii), as required by statute and binding authority.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • ['The appeal be allowed.' 'The orders of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia made on 6 February 2020 be set aside.' 'A writ of certiorari issue to quash the decision of the second respondent made on 28 May 2019.' 'A writ of mandamus issue requiring the second respondent to conduct its review according to law.'...