SZEOQ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCA 257

SZEOQ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCA 257

The Federal Magistrate's decision disclosed no error. The Tribunal's adverse findings were open on the evidence, including the appellants' residence, work and schooling circumstances in Lithuania, the appellant's overseas travel and his failure to seek protection elsewhere. There was no evidence of actual or apprehended bias. The Tribunal was entitled to understand the appellant's answer at the hearing as agreeing that he exited Lithuania on his passport without difficulty, so the information was provided by the appellant to the Tribunal and fell within s 424A(3)(b). The appeal was therefore dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 March 2008
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal Concerning Judicial Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of Protection Visas / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia From an Order of the Federal Magistrates Court Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review
Outcome
Appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
['protection Visas' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'judicial Review' 'unreasonableness' 'apprehended Bias' 'migration Act S 424 A' 'information Given by Applicant at Hearing']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'refugee Law'] ['protection Visas' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'judicial Review' 'unreasonableness' 'apprehended Bias' 'migration Act S 424 A' 'information Given by Applicant at Hearing']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal Concerning Judicial Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of Protection Visas / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia From an Order of the Federal Magistrates Court Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Tribunal's evaluation of the evidence was unreasonable or illogical" 'Whether there was evidence of actual or apprehended bias by the Tribunal' 'Whether the Tribunal failed to comply with s 424A(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) concerning information that the appellant left Lithuania without difficulty' 'Whether the information relied on by the Tribunal fell within s 424A(3)(b) as information given by the appellant to the Tribunal']

Ratio Decidendi

The Federal Magistrate's decision disclosed no error. The Tribunal's adverse findings were open on the evidence, including the appellants' residence, work and schooling circumstances in Lithuania, the appellant's overseas travel and his failure to seek protection elsewhere. There was no evidence of actual or apprehended bias. The Tribunal was entitled to understand the appellant's answer at the hearing as agreeing that he exited Lithuania on his passport without difficulty, so the information was provided by the appellant to the Tribunal and fell within s 424A(3)(b). The appeal was therefore dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellants SZEOQ and SZEPG pay the first respondent's costs."]