Immigration – Refugees - Review of visa application before Refugee Review Tribunal ("RRT") - First respondent appointed third respondent as his "authorised recipient" to receive documents in connection with his review - Section 441G(1) of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ("Act") required RRT to give review documents to authorised recipient instead of first respondent - RRT gave a notice inviting the respondents to attend a hearing to first respondent but not to authorised recipient - All respondents attended the hearing and no unfairness or prejudice arose from non-compliance with s 441G(1) of Act - Whether non- compliance with procedural steps in s 441G of Act compels conclusion that decision is invalid - Whether circumstances amount to denial of natural justice.
Words and phrases – "authorised recipient", "natural justice".
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – ss 422B, 425A, 441A, 441G.
Judgment date
Case number
S568/2008
Before
French CJ, Gummow, Hayne, Crennan, Bell JJ
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