VWFY v Minister for Immigration

FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA VWFY v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION [2005] FMCA 408 MIGRATION – Refugee visa – whether language interpretation at hearing shown to be defective – whether breach of procedural fairness because of defective language interpretation – whether Tribunal obliged to invite applicant to comment on intended rejection of evidence – whether manifest unreasonableness shown – whether Tribunal misconstrued applicants claims. Migration Act1958(Cth)Judiciary Act 1908 (Cth) VWST v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 286Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30NAPS v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 159Ismail v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1999) 59 A.D 773 Perera v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1999) 92 FCR 6 Mazhar v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 183 ALR 188 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2001) 115 FCR 1 Applicant: VWFY Respondent: THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS File Number: MLG 728 of 2004 Judgment of: Phipps FM Hearing dates: 10 & 11 February 2005 Last Submission: 10 & 11 February 2005 Delivered at: Melbourne Delivered on: 11 April 2005 REPRESENTATION Counsel for the Applicant: Mr Condliffe Solicitors for the Applicant: Victoria Legal Aid Counsel for the Respondent: Mr Heerey Solicitors for the Respondent: Blake Dawson & Waldron ORDERSThe application filed 3 May 2004 is dismissed.The applicant pay the respondent’s costs fixed at $5,000.00. FEDERAL MAGISTRATESCOURT OF AUSTRALIA ATMELBOURNE MLG 728 of 2004 VWFY...