S222 of 2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 211

S222 of 2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 211

There was no arguable case that the Tribunal made a jurisdictional error; the applicant's grounds sought a merits, not judicial, review; and Emmett J correctly refused the application for an order nisi because the material showed no error justifying relief.

Parties
Applicant: S222 of 2003; First Respondent: Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Second Respondent: Refugee Review Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 February 2006
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal / Determination of Application for Leave to Appeal
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Protection Visa, Jurisdictional Error, Refugees Convention
Administrative Law Migration Law Judicial Review Protection Visa Jurisdictional Error Refugees Convention

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Parties

S222 of 2003

Applicant

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

First Respondent

Refugee Review Tribunal

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal / Determination of Application for Leave to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Tribunal committed jurisdictional error in refusing the Protection Visa application
  2. 2 Whether failure to receive court correspondence constituted a ground for leave to appeal
  3. 3 Whether refusal of the Protection Visa gave rise to a substantial injustice

Ratio Decidendi

There was no arguable case that the Tribunal made a jurisdictional error; the applicant's grounds sought a merits, not judicial, review; and Emmett J correctly refused the application for an order nisi because the material showed no error justifying relief.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Time for filing the application for leave to appeal extended to 24 November 2005
  • Application for leave to appeal dismissed