Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZLFX

[2009] HCA 31
Judgment date
Case number
S503/2008
Before
French CJ, Heydon, Crennan, Kiefel, Bell JJ
Catchwords

Immigration – Refugees - Review by Refugee Review Tribunal ("RRT") - Person telephoned, for purpose of obtaining information from that person, without procedures set out in ss 424(3) and 424B of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ("Act") being followed - Whether RRT breached ss 424(3) and 424B of Act.

Immigration – Refugees - RRT did not give notice to first respondent of file note of conversation between RRT employee and third person - Whether RRT was required by s 424A of Act to give notice - Whether file note was "the reason, or a part of the reason, for affirming the decision that is under review".

Words and phrases – "get any information", "invite", "reason, or a part of the reason".

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – Pt 7 Div 4, ss 424, 424A, 424B.

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