SZJUM V Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 1200

SZJUM V Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 1200

There was no failure by the Tribunal to comply with s 424A of the Migration Act, as it relied only on exempted country information and the applicants' own evidence, and there was no undisclosed adverse information requiring procedural fairness disclosure.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 August 2007
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From the Federal Magistrates Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['procedural Fairness' 'section 424 a Migration Act' 'jurisdictional Error' 'protection Visa Application']
['immigration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['procedural Fairness' 'section 424 a Migration Act' 'jurisdictional Error' 'protection Visa Application']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From the Federal Magistrates Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal failed to afford procedural fairness by not disclosing adverse information pursuant to s 424A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)']

Ratio Decidendi

There was no failure by the Tribunal to comply with s 424A of the Migration Act, as it relied only on exempted country information and the applicants' own evidence, and there was no undisclosed adverse information requiring procedural fairness disclosure.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['The appeals be dismissed.' 'The appellants pay the costs of the first respondent of the appeals fixed in the sum of $3000.']