CRB17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 762

CRB17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 762

There was no jurisdictional error or lack of procedural fairness in the Tribunal's handling of the applicants' protection visa review; the Tribunal considered all evidence before it and the applicants were properly notified and given opportunity for submissions, but did not attend the hearing. No new grounds of appeal raised against the primary judge warranted leave and the appeal was dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 May 2018
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['judicial Review' 'refugee Protection' 'procedural Fairness' 'jurisdictional Error']
['administrative Law' 'migration Law' 'human Rights Law'] ['judicial Review' 'refugee Protection' 'procedural Fairness' 'jurisdictional Error']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Tribunal accorded procedural fairness to the applicants' "Whether the Tribunal's decision was affected by jurisdictional error" 'Whether the Tribunal or primary judge made errors of law' 'Whether leave to rely on new grounds of appeal should be granted']

Ratio Decidendi

There was no jurisdictional error or lack of procedural fairness in the Tribunal's handling of the applicants' protection visa review; the Tribunal considered all evidence before it and the applicants were properly notified and given opportunity for submissions, but did not attend the hearing. No new grounds of appeal raised against the primary judge warranted leave and the appeal was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellants pay the first respondent's costs of and incidental to the appeal as agreed or assessed."]