FCS17 v Minister for Home Affairs

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Judgment Date: 21 April 2020
• Neutral Citation: [2020] FCAFC 68
• Date: 21 April 2020
• Court: Full Federal Court (Australia)

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

FCS17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 68

Appeal from:	FCS17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCCA 1024; and DWY17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCCA 1246
File numbers:	SAD 80 of 2019SAD 96 of 2019
Judges:	ALLSOP CJ, WHITE AND COLVIN JJ
Date of judgment:	21 April 2020
Catchwords:	MIGRATION - appeals from decisions of Federal Circuit Court dismissing applications for judicial review of decision of the Immigration Assessment Authority affirming Minister's decisions to refuse appellants' applications for protection visa - where Authority decided that appellants could find safe refuge in home country but outside habitual place of residence - consideration of proper construction of s 5J(1)(c) of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) - whether s 5J(1)(c) qualified by requirement of reasonableness - appeals dismissed
Legislation:	Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 15AB Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5H, 5J, 36, 501CA Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Act 2011 (Cth) Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Legacy Caseload) Act 2014 (Cth)
Cases cited:	Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA 41; (2009) 239 CLR 27 AOS18 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 140 Applicant A v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1997] HCA 4; (1997) 190 CLR 225 Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Ltd [1993] HCA 15; (1993) 177 CLR 485 BCH17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 300 CAL No 14 Pty Ltd v Motor Accidents Insurance Board [2009] HCA 47; (2009) 239 CLR 390 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs [1992] HCA 64; (1992) 176 CLR 1 CIC Insurances Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384 Cole v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 66; (2018) 261 FCR 537 Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55; (2012) 250 CLR 503 Commissioner of Taxation v Indooroopilly Children Services (Qld) Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 16; (2007) 158 FCR 325 Comptroller-General of Customs v Pharm-A-Care Laboratories Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 2 CQI16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 718 CRI026 v The Republic of Nauru [2018] HCA 19 E v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003] EWCA Civ 1032; [2004] QB 531 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; (2007) 230 CLR 89 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76 GLD18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 2 Ibrahim v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 89 Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen [2015] HCA 14; (2015) 256 CLR 1 Januzi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] UKHL 5; [2006] 2 AC 426 K & S Lake City Freighters Pty Ltd v Gordon & Gotch Ltd [1985] HCA 48; (1985) 157 CLR 309 Kio v Minister for Home Affairs (No 2) [2019] FCA 1293 Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen [1982] HCA 27; (1982) 153 CLR 168 Maloney v The Queen [2013] HCA 28; (2013) 252 CLR 168 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh [1995] HCA 20; (1995) 183 CLR 273 NBGM v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2006] HCA 54; (2006) 231 CLR 52 Newcastle City Council v GIO General Ltd (1997) 191 CLR 85 Northern Territory v Collins [2008] HCA 49; (2008) 235 CLR 619 Plaintiff S157 v The Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Bolton; Ex Parte Beane [1987] HCA 12; (1987) 162 CLR 514 Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs [1994] FCA 1253; (1994) 52 FCR 437 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] HCA 23; (2010) 241 CLR 252 SZATV v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 40; (2007) 233 CLR 18 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; (2017) 262 CLR 362 Towne v Eisner 245 US 418 Zheng v Cai [2009] HCA 52; (2009) 239 CLR 446
Date of hearing:	15 November 2019
Registry:	South Australia
Division:	General Division
National Practice Area:	Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Category:	Catchwords
Number of paragraphs:	91
For SAD 80 of 2019:
Counsel for the Appellant:	Mr P Barnes
Solicitor for the Appellant:	Beena Rezaee Legal & Migration
Counsel for the First Respondent:	Mr PR Macliver
Solicitor for the First Respondent:	Australian Government Solicitor
Counsel for the Second Respondent:	The Second Respondent filed a submitting notice save as to costs
For SAD 96 of 2019:
Counsel for the Appellant:	Mr P Barnes
Solicitor for the Appellant:	Beena Rezaee Legal & Migration
Counsel for the First Respondent:	Mr PR Macliver
Solicitor for the First Respondent:	Australian Government Solicitor
Counsel for the Second Respondent:	The Second Respondent filed a submitting notice save as to costs

Table of Corrections
30 April 2020	At [24], line 2, the word 'prosecution' has been amended to correctly state 'persecution'.
	At [87]-[88], the word 'Tribunal' has been amended to correctly state 'Authority'.

ORDERS

		SAD 80 of 2019
BETWEEN:	FCS17 Appellant
AND:	MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS First Respondent ; IMMIGRATION ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY Second Respondent

JUDGES:	ALLSOP CJ, WHITE AND COLVIN JJ
DATE OF ORDER:	21 APRIL 2020

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Appeal dismissed.

2. The appellant do pay the first respondent's costs to be assessed if not agreed.

Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

ORDERS

		SAD 96 of 2019
BETWEEN:	DWY17 Appellant
AND:	MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS First Respondent ; IMMIGRATION ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY Second Respondent

JUDGES:	ALLSOP CJ, WHITE AND COLVIN JJ
DATE OF ORDER:	21 april 2020

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Appeal dismissed.

2. The appellant do pay the first respondent's costs to be assessed if not agreed.

Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

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