Thanthrige v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1230

Thanthrige v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1230

The AAT's dismissal of the review application for non-appearance was not legally unreasonable because the appellant was told that he needed to provide an appropriate medical certificate on 5 January 2017, was warned that the hearing would proceed unless an adjournment was granted, failed to provide the certificate that day, and did not contact the AAT about the delay. The AAT's reasons gave a rational and intelligible justification for dismissal. The 6 January 2017 email and medical certificate were not an application for reinstatement because they did not seek reinstatement and were provided before notice of dismissal as a belated fulfilment of the appellant's earlier promise to provide...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 August 2018
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From a Judgment of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia
Outcome
Leave granted to rely upon the amended notice of appeal; appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['partner Visa Refusal' 'administrative Appeals Tribunal Non Appearance Dismissal' 'adjournment' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'reinstatement Under S 362 B' 'procedural Fairness']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'judicial Review'] ['partner Visa Refusal' 'administrative Appeals Tribunal Non Appearance Dismissal' 'adjournment' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'reinstatement Under S 362 B' 'procedural Fairness']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From a Judgment of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the primary judge erred in failing to find that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal acted unreasonably in not granting the appellant an adjournment of the AAT hearing.' "Whether the appellant's email dated 6 January 2017 and attached medical certificate constituted an application for reinstatement under s 362B(1B) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)." "Whether the AAT's confirmation of its dismissal of the review application was beyond power." 'Whether leave should be granted to rely on an amended notice of appeal raising grounds not argued below.']

Ratio Decidendi

The AAT's dismissal of the review application for non-appearance was not legally unreasonable because the appellant was told that he needed to provide an appropriate medical certificate on 5 January 2017, was warned that the hearing would proceed unless an adjournment was granted, failed to provide the certificate that day, and did not contact the AAT about the delay. The AAT's reasons gave a rational and intelligible justification for dismissal. The 6 January 2017 email and medical certificate were not an application for reinstatement because they did not seek reinstatement and were provided before notice of dismissal as a belated fulfilment of the appellant's earlier promise to provide...

Court Disposition

Leave granted to rely upon the amended notice of appeal; appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appellant has leave to rely upon the amended notice of appeal.' 'The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs, as agreed or assessed."]