DME16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 2135

DME16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 2135

The appeal was dismissed because, although the Tribunal did not disclose the allegation that the appellant was an economic refugee and failed to provide clear particulars of that allegation, the non-disclosure was not material: the Tribunal did not treat the anonymous allegations as credible or relevant, the adverse credibility findings were otherwise based, and disclosure was not shown to have had a realistic possibility of producing a different decision. Any s 424A or s 424AA breach did not justify relief, and relief would in any event be refused in the Court's discretion. The separate s 424AA additional-time argument was abandoned.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 December 2019
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Concerning Judicial Review of a Protection Visa Review Decision / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['section 438 Notification' 'procedural Fairness' 'materiality' 'clear Particulars Under Ss 424 a and 424 AA of the Migration Act 1958 (cth)' 'discretionary Refusal of Relief' 'protection Visa']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'practice and Procedure'] ['section 438 Notification' 'procedural Fairness' 'materiality' 'clear Particulars Under Ss 424 a and 424 AA of the Migration Act 1958 (cth)' 'discretionary Refusal of Relief' 'protection Visa']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Concerning Judicial Review of a Protection Visa Review Decision / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether non-disclosure of the existence of a s 438 notification denied the appellant procedural fairness and was material to the Tribunal's decision." 'Whether the Federal Circuit Court should have granted relief for non-disclosure of the s 438 notification or information covered by it.' 'Whether the Tribunal committed jurisdictional error by failing to provide clear particulars in writing under s 424A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).' 'Whether the Tribunal denied procedural fairness or breached s 424AA by failing to give clear particulars orally, including of the allegation that the appellant was an economic refugee.' 'Whether an argument based on failure to advise the appellant that she could seek additional time to respond under s 424AA(1)(b)(iii) could be pursued on appeal.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because, although the Tribunal did not disclose the allegation that the appellant was an economic refugee and failed to provide clear particulars of that allegation, the non-disclosure was not material: the Tribunal did not treat the anonymous allegations as credible or relevant, the adverse credibility findings were otherwise based, and disclosure was not shown to have had a realistic possibility of producing a different decision. Any s 424A or s 424AA breach did not justify relief, and relief would in any event be refused in the Court's discretion. The separate s 424AA additional-time argument was abandoned.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' 'The Appellant is to pay the costs of the First Respondent, either as agreed or assessed.']