CHS19 v Minister for Immigration

The applicant, CHS19, sought judicial review of a decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) concerning their application for a Safe Haven Enterprise visa. The core of the dispute revolved around whether the applicant received a fair hearing before the Tribunal and whether the Tribunal's actions constituted a denial of procedural fairness.

The central legal issues before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia were whether the Tribunal had afforded the applicant a "real and meaningful hearing" and whether it had breached section 425 of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth). These questions necessitated an examination of the procedural steps taken by the Tribunal and their impact on the applicant's ability to present their case effectively.

Justice Street found that the Tribunal had not committed jurisdictional error. The Court's reasoning focused on the steps taken by the Tribunal to ensure the applicant had an opportunity to present their case, implicitly finding that these steps satisfied the requirements of procedural fairness and section 425 of the *Migration Act*. Consequently, the application for judicial review was dismissed.