SDAE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 959

SDAE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 959

The application was summarily dismissed because M38/2002 was binding and directly on point: after the applicant's protection visa application had been finally determined, an officer acting under s 198(6) could not reconsider whether the applicant was a refugee or whether removal would breach non-refoulement obligations under Art 33 of the Refugees Convention, including on the basis of later events. The applicant's allegations were in substance a re-run of a protection visa claim and did not provide a legally available basis to restrain removal.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 September 2003
Procedural Posture
Immigration Application Under S 39 B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (cth) to Restrain Removal From Australia / Respondent's Application Under O 20 R 2 of the Federal Court Rules for Summary Dismissal
Outcome
Application summarily dismissed; leave to appeal granted; respondent restrained from removing the applicant pending the proposed appeal or further order; respondent given leave to appeal from the restraining order.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa Refusal' 'removal of Unlawful Non Citizen' 'non Refoulement' 'summary Dismissal' 'convention Against Torture' 'migration Act 1958 (cth) S 198(6)']
['immigration' 'administrative Law' 'refugee Law'] ['protection Visa Refusal' 'removal of Unlawful Non Citizen' 'non Refoulement' 'summary Dismissal' 'convention Against Torture' 'migration Act 1958 (cth) S 198(6)']

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Procedural Posture

Immigration Application Under S 39 B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (cth) to Restrain Removal From Australia / Respondent's Application Under O 20 R 2 of the Federal Court Rules for Summary Dismissal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the application to restrain the applicant's removal to Iran disclosed a reasonable cause of action or should be summarily dismissed." "Whether removal under s 198(6) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) is limited by Australia's non-refoulement obligations under Art 33 of the Refugees Convention." 'Whether allegations based on events after the protection visa determination, including alleged risk of persecution, imprisonment, death or torture in Iran, could be considered by the officer effecting removal under s 198(6).' 'Whether the allegation of refoulement contrary to Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture distinguished the case from M38/2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 131.']

Ratio Decidendi

The application was summarily dismissed because M38/2002 was binding and directly on point: after the applicant's protection visa application had been finally determined, an officer acting under s 198(6) could not reconsider whether the applicant was a refugee or whether removal would breach non-refoulement obligations under Art 33 of the Refugees Convention, including on the basis of later events. The applicant's allegations were in substance a re-run of a protection visa claim and did not provide a legally available basis to restrain removal.

Court Disposition

Application summarily dismissed; leave to appeal granted; respondent restrained from removing the applicant pending the proposed appeal or further order; respondent given leave to appeal from the restraining order.

Orders

  • ['The application is dismissed pursuant to Order 20 rule 2 of the Federal Court rules.' 'Upon the applicant through counsel undertaking to proceed with his proposed appeal from order 1, the applicant is given leave to appeal from order 1.' 'The respondent is restrained from removing the applicant from Australia...