Hussain v Minister for Foreign Affairs (includes corrigendum dated 18 July 2008)

• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Administrative Appeals Tribunal
  3. › Security Appeals Division
  4. › Review of security assessment and passport cancellation
  5. › Attorney-General's security certificates under ss 36, 39A and 39B
  6. › Whether challenge to validity of certificates available on appeal on question of law under s 44(1)
  7. › Whether Tribunal erred in failing to disregard certificates
  8. › Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), ss 36, 39A, 39B, 44(1), 46(1)
• 1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
  2. › Separation of powers
  3. › Ch III judges
  4. › Persona designata
  5. › Incompatibility doctrine
  6. › Whether procedures mandated by ss 39A and 39B of AAT Act incompatible with functions of Ch III judge sitting on Tribunal
  7. › Whether denial of procedural fairness to applicant compromises integrity of judiciary
  8. › Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), ss 39A, 39B
  9. › Constitution, Ch III
• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Administrative Appeals Tribunal
  3. › Appeal on question of law
  4. › Scope of s 44(1)
  5. › Whether challenge to validity of anterior decision of Attorney-General amenable to appeal under s 44(1)
  6. › Effect of concession or failure to raise issue before Tribunal
  7. › Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), s 44(1)
• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Administrative Appeals Tribunal
  3. › Security certificates
  4. › Whether certificates invalid on their face
  5. › Whether Attorney-General required to state reasons as condition of validity
  6. › Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), ss 39A(8), 39B(2)

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