Chen v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 959

The application was dismissed because the applicant did not appear at the scheduled hearing, and there was no material before the Court suggesting legal error in the RRT decision.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 28 June 1999
Procedural Posture: Migration Review Application / Dismissal at Hearing Due to Non Appearance
Outcome: Application dismissed
Legal Topics: ['protection Visa' 'review of Refugee Review Tribunal Decision' 'dismissal for Non Appearance']

['migration'] ['protection Visa' 'review of Refugee Review Tribunal Decision' 'dismissal for Non Appearance']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Review Application / Dismissal at Hearing Due to Non Appearance

Legal Issues

1 ["Whether the application for review should be dismissed due to applicant's non-appearance" "Whether there is any error of law in the Refugee Review Tribunal's decision"]

Ratio Decidendi

The application was dismissed because the applicant did not appear at the scheduled hearing, and there was no material before the Court suggesting legal error in the RRT decision.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

['The application be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the respondent's costs of the proceedings."]