DFU16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 222

DFU16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 222

The dependant claim did not arise tolerably clearly from the material before the Tribunal, and thus the Tribunal was not required to consider a claim under s 36(2)(b) or (c) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). The Federal Circuit Court did not err in reaching that conclusion. Even if the claim had been raised, the outcome would not have changed because the appellant's father was an Australian citizen and did not fall within the requisite statutory category at the relevant time.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 March 2021
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'dependant Claim' 'migration Act S 36' 'administrative Appeals Tribunal Procedure']
['administrative Law' 'immigration Law'] ['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'dependant Claim' 'migration Act S 36' 'administrative Appeals Tribunal Procedure']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred in finding that the Tribunal had not failed to consider the appellant's dependant claim under s 36(2)(b) or s 36(2)(c) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)" 'Whether the dependant claim was squarely raised by the material before the Tribunal' "Whether, even if an error was made, it was material, having regard to the appellant's father's citizenship status at the relevant time"]

Ratio Decidendi

The dependant claim did not arise tolerably clearly from the material before the Tribunal, and thus the Tribunal was not required to consider a claim under s 36(2)(b) or (c) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). The Federal Circuit Court did not err in reaching that conclusion. Even if the claim had been raised, the outcome would not have changed because the appellant's father was an Australian citizen and did not fall within the requisite statutory category at the relevant time.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs

Orders

  • ['The First Respondent be given leave to file a Notice of Contention out of time and to file the affidavit of Maria Ngo sworn on 20 November 2020.' 'The appeal be dismissed with costs.']