The Federal Court of Australia dismissed an appeal regarding whether a Tribunal committed a jurisdictional error by considering issues not previously addressed by the Minister's delegate. The court clarified that while Tribunals are not strictly confined to the delegate's initial issues, they must maintain procedural fairness by alerting applicants to new dispositive matters.
BFK19 v Minister for Immigration: Federal Court Rules on Tribunal Jurisdictional Scope
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