SZRLH v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 384

SZRLH v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 384

The delegate's refusal decision was validly notified by registered post to the address provided by the applicant. Under s 494C(4) of the Migration Act the applicant was taken to have received the notice on 25 January 2012, 7 working days after the date of the notice. The 28 day period for lodging a valid Tribunal review application therefore ended on 22 February 2012, but the application was not received until 28 February 2012. Because the Tribunal had no power to accept an out-of-time application, it correctly held that it had no jurisdiction, and the Federal Magistrates Court made no error in dismissing the judicial review proceeding. The procedural fairness complaint was not made out...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 April 2013
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia / Appeal From Dismissal of Judicial Review Application Concerning Refugee Review Tribunal Jurisdiction
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa Refusal' 'refugee Review Tribunal Review Application' 'time Limit for Review Application' 'deemed Receipt of Notification' 'jurisdiction' 'procedural Fairness']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visa Refusal' 'refugee Review Tribunal Review Application' 'time Limit for Review Application' 'deemed Receipt of Notification' 'jurisdiction' 'procedural Fairness']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia / Appeal From Dismissal of Judicial Review Application Concerning Refugee Review Tribunal Jurisdiction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the applicant's application for review of the delegate's decision was lodged with the Refugee Review Tribunal within the prescribed time." 'Whether the Tribunal correctly held that it had no jurisdiction because the review application was not valid.' 'Whether the Federal Magistrates Court erred in dismissing the judicial review application.' 'Whether the Tribunal denied procedural fairness in dealing with the validity of the review application.']

Ratio Decidendi

The delegate's refusal decision was validly notified by registered post to the address provided by the applicant. Under s 494C(4) of the Migration Act the applicant was taken to have received the notice on 25 January 2012, 7 working days after the date of the notice. The 28 day period for lodging a valid Tribunal review application therefore ended on 22 February 2012, but the application was not received until 28 February 2012. Because the Tribunal had no power to accept an out-of-time application, it correctly held that it had no jurisdiction, and the Federal Magistrates Court made no error in dismissing the judicial review proceeding. The procedural fairness complaint was not made out...

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs as agreed or taxed."]