SZUCO v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 643

SZUCO v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 643

The grounds for leave to appeal overlapped with those dismissed by the Federal Circuit Court, lacked sufficient particularisation or substance, and failed to demonstrate error by the Federal Circuit Court. The concerns raised were matters of credibility and evidence that the Tribunal and lower court had addressed, and the claims fell short of establishing a basis for leave to appeal. Thus, no sufficient doubt as to the correctness of the decision below was shown, and no substantial injustice identified.

Parties
First Applicant: SZUCO; Second Applicant: SZUCP; Third Applicant: SZUCQ; Fourth Applicant: SZUCR; Fifth Applicant: SZUCS; First Respondent: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Second Respondent: Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 May 2016
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal / Determination of Leave to Appeal From Federal Circuit Court to Federal Court
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs (excluding any costs incurred relating to an application for costs in a fixed sum)
Legal Topics
Leave to Appeal, Judicial Review, Credibility Assessment, Jurisdictional Error
Migration Leave to Appeal Judicial Review Credibility Assessment Jurisdictional Error

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Parties

SZUCO

First Applicant

SZUCP

Second Applicant

SZUCQ

Third Applicant

SZUCR

Fourth Applicant

SZUCS

Fifth Applicant

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

First Respondent

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal / Determination of Leave to Appeal From Federal Circuit Court to Federal Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether leave to appeal from the Federal Circuit Court should be granted regarding an application for judicial review of a Refugee Review Tribunal decision
  2. 2 Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred in dismissing the application for judicial review for lack of merit

Ratio Decidendi

The grounds for leave to appeal overlapped with those dismissed by the Federal Circuit Court, lacked sufficient particularisation or substance, and failed to demonstrate error by the Federal Circuit Court. The concerns raised were matters of credibility and evidence that the Tribunal and lower court had addressed, and the claims fell short of establishing a basis for leave to appeal. Thus, no sufficient doubt as to the correctness of the decision below was shown, and no substantial injustice identified.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs (excluding any costs incurred relating to an application for costs in a fixed sum)

Orders

  • Pursuant to r 9.63(1) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), the first applicant is appointed litigation representative of the second and third applicants.
  • Formal compliance with r 9.63 is waived pursuant to r 1.34 of the Rules.