NADG of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 893

NADG of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 893

Reconstitution of the Refugee Review Tribunal under s 422 of the Migration Act 1958 does not require that an applicant be given a second opportunity to appear and give evidence where the applicant has previously appeared and given evidence. No breach of procedural fairness occurred in this case, and no ground for review was established.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 July 2002
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Outcome
dismissed
Legal Topics
['refugee Protection Visa' 'procedural Fairness' 'legal Practitioner Duties' 'tribunal Procedure']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment

  1. 1 ['Whether reconstitution of the Refugee Review Tribunal requires the applicant be given another opportunity to appear and give evidence' 'Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal denied procedural fairness in its process' 'Whether a legal practitioner has a duty to disclose to the court assistance provided to a litigant, including document drafting']

Ratio Decidendi

Reconstitution of the Refugee Review Tribunal under s 422 of the Migration Act 1958 does not require that an applicant be given a second opportunity to appear and give evidence where the applicant has previously appeared and given evidence. No breach of procedural fairness occurred in this case, and no ground for review was established.

Court Disposition

dismissed

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the respondents' costs."]