EBO17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1227

EBO17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1227

Leave to rely on new grounds not argued before the primary judge was refused as it was not in the interests of justice, the applicant was represented throughout, no adequate explanation for the failure to raise the grounds was given, and the contentions lacked sufficient merit. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed with costs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 August 2018
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Application to Amend Notice of Appeal and Final Orders
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['judicial Review' 'procedural Fairness' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'jurisdictional Error' 'leave to Amend Notice of Appeal']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['judicial Review' 'procedural Fairness' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'jurisdictional Error' 'leave to Amend Notice of Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Application to Amend Notice of Appeal and Final Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to raise new grounds of judicial review on appeal that were not before the primary judge' 'Whether the Authority had an obligation of procedural fairness to inform the applicant of the existence of a certificate under s 473GB of the Migration Act' 'Whether the Authority was legally unreasonable in failing to seek out new information from the applicant' 'Whether the Authority failed to comply with requirements regarding consideration of new information under the Migration Act']

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to rely on new grounds not argued before the primary judge was refused as it was not in the interests of justice, the applicant was represented throughout, no adequate explanation for the failure to raise the grounds was given, and the contentions lacked sufficient merit. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed with costs.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ["Leave is granted to file the 'Further Amended Notice of appeal from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia' dated 8 August 2018." "Leave for the appellant to rely on the grounds of appeal set out in the 'Further Amended Notice of appeal from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia' dated 8 August 2018 is refused."...