SZDWE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1498

SZDWE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1498

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant did not identify any error in the Federal Magistrate's reasons or decision and did not point to any jurisdictional error by the RRT; the Federal Magistrate's decision was not attended by sufficient doubt to warrant reconsideration.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 November 2004
Procedural Posture
Migration Application for Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Orders of a Federal Magistrate Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision as Incompetent
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal refused with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'privative Clause Decision' 'leave to Appeal' 'extension of Time']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'privative Clause Decision' 'leave to Appeal' 'extension of Time']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Application for Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Orders of a Federal Magistrate Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision as Incompetent

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether leave to appeal should be granted from the Federal Magistrate's interlocutory orders." "Whether the Federal Magistrate erred in upholding the Minister's notice of objection to competency because the application was not filed within 28 days of notification of the Refugee Review Tribunal's decision." "Whether the applicant identified any jurisdictional error in the Refugee Review Tribunal's decision." "Whether the applicant's complaints about lost evidence, country information, lack of notice of the RRT hearing, and satisfaction of refugee criteria disclosed error by the Federal Magistrate or jurisdictional error by the RRT."]

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant did not identify any error in the Federal Magistrate's reasons or decision and did not point to any jurisdictional error by the RRT; the Federal Magistrate's decision was not attended by sufficient doubt to warrant reconsideration.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal refused with costs.

Orders

  • ['The application for leave to appeal is refused.' 'The applicant to pay the costs of the application.']