FHK18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 156

FHK18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 156

The Authority did not err in treating the 'Language information' as a submission rather than new information under s 473DD, had regard to it in substance, and any error was not material; therefore, no jurisdictional error was established.

Parties
Appellant: FHK18; First Respondent: Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs; Second Respondent: Immigration Assessment Authority
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 February 2020
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Jurisdictional Error, Statutory Construction, Interpretation of Migration Act 1958 (cth) S 473 DD
Administrative Law Migration Law Judicial Review Jurisdictional Error Statutory Construction Interpretation of Migration Act 1958 (cth) S 473 DD

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Parties

FHK18

Appellant

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs

First Respondent

Immigration Assessment Authority

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Immigration Assessment Authority failed to apply s 473DD of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) by treating certain information as a submission rather than as new information
  2. 2 Whether the Authority's approach was material to its decision such as to amount to jurisdictional error

Ratio Decidendi

The Authority did not err in treating the 'Language information' as a submission rather than new information under s 473DD, had regard to it in substance, and any error was not material; therefore, no jurisdictional error was established.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal be dismissed.
  • The appellant pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal.