Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CLY15 [2018] FCA 2013

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CLY15 [2018] FCA 2013

The Court held that, bound by previous Full Court authority, procedural fairness may be denied if the Tribunal proceeds on an invalid certificate and does not disclose the existence of such, regardless of whether the applicant possesses the information; however, information already provided by the applicant is not...

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Parties
Appellant: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; First Respondent: CLY15; Second Respondent: Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 December 2018
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Federal Court Appeal From Federal Circuit Court
Outcome
Mixed—Appeal partly allowed and partly dismissed
Legal Topics
Jurisdictional Error, Procedural Fairness, Public Interest Immunity, Non Disclosure of Certificate, Protection Visa, Apprehended Bias
Migration Law Administrative Law Jurisdictional Error Procedural Fairness Public Interest Immunity Non Disclosure of Certificate Protection Visa Apprehended Bias

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Parties

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Appellant

CLY15

First Respondent

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Federal Court Appeal From Federal Circuit Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether non-disclosure of a s 438 certificate was a denial of procedural fairness
  2. 2 Whether non-disclosure was contrary to s 424A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
  3. 3 Whether possession of undisclosed extraneous information could support an apprehension of bias

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that, bound by previous Full Court authority, procedural fairness may be denied if the Tribunal proceeds on an invalid certificate and does not disclose the existence of such, regardless of whether the applicant possesses the information; however, information already provided by the applicant is not subject to mandatory disclosure under s 424A(3)(b) or (ba). The existence of a material contradiction relevant to credibility not disclosed to the applicant may vitiate the decision due to apprehended bias.

Court Disposition

Mixed—Appeal partly allowed and partly dismissed

Orders

  • Grounds 1 and 2 of the appeal dismissed.
  • Grounds 3 and 4 of the appeal allowed.