WAEW v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 124

WAEW v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 124

The application disclosed no reasonable cause of action because the applicant's protection visa claim had been refused and judicial review avenues exhausted, so under binding Full Court authority s 198(6) of the Migration Act 1958 obliged removal and the applicant could not re-assert the same refugee and non-refoulement claims under the Refugees Convention or Torture Convention to restrain removal. The proposed amendment based on a pending s 417 request would not create an arguable case that the visa application had not been finally determined, so leave to amend was refused and the application was dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 February 2004
Procedural Posture
Application Restraining Removal From Australia Following Refusal of Protection Visa / Respondent's Application for Summary Dismissal Under O 20 R 2 of the Federal Court Rules and Applicant's Application for Leave to Amend the Statement of Claim
Outcome
Leave to amend the statement of claim was refused and the application was dismissed.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'removal of Unlawful Non Citizen' 'non Refoulement' 'summary Dismissal' 'ministerial Discretion Under S 417' 'leave to Amend']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visa' 'removal of Unlawful Non Citizen' 'non Refoulement' 'summary Dismissal' 'ministerial Discretion Under S 417' 'leave to Amend']

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Procedural Posture

Application Restraining Removal From Australia Following Refusal of Protection Visa / Respondent's Application for Summary Dismissal Under O 20 R 2 of the Federal Court Rules and Applicant's Application for Leave to Amend the Statement of Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the application disclosed a reasonable cause of action to restrain the respondent from removing the applicant to Iran despite the refusal of his protection visa and exhaustion of judicial review processes.' 'Whether the applicant could re-assert claims of refugee status or non-refoulement under the Refugees Convention or the Torture Convention to avoid the operation of s 198(6) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).' 'Whether a pending request that the Minister exercise discretion under s 417 of the Migration Act 1958 meant the protection visa application had not been finally determined and prevented s 198(6) from being enlivened.' 'Whether leave should be granted to amend the statement of claim to plead the pending s 417 request.']

Ratio Decidendi

The application disclosed no reasonable cause of action because the applicant's protection visa claim had been refused and judicial review avenues exhausted, so under binding Full Court authority s 198(6) of the Migration Act 1958 obliged removal and the applicant could not re-assert the same refugee and non-refoulement claims under the Refugees Convention or Torture Convention to restrain removal. The proposed amendment based on a pending s 417 request would not create an arguable case that the visa application had not been finally determined, so leave to amend was refused and the application was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Leave to amend the statement of claim was refused and the application was dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The application is dismissed.']