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MIGRATION – appeal from decision of Federal Circuit Court dismissing application for judicial review of decision of Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) – where IAA affirmed decision of delegate of the first respondent not to grant appellants protection visas – whether second appellant’s personal claim raised before IAA was “new information” for purposes of s 473DD of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – whether IAA adopted unduly narrow approach to meaning of “exceptional circumstances” in s 473DD – whether Authority must consider criteria in subss (b)(i) or (ii) of s 473DD in reaching satisfaction in relation to “exceptional circumstances” in subs (a) – appeal dismissed