AAD15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 1368

AAD15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 1368

No jurisdictional error was substantiated as the applicant was not denied procedural fairness; the Tribunal had regard to relevant records and evidence, and the applicant had access and opportunity to address the material. No obligation arose under s 424A to notify the applicant of inconsistencies in his evidence. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

Parties
Appellant: AAD15; First Respondent: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Second Respondent: Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 August 2019
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Protection Visas, Procedural Fairness, Jurisdictional Error, Disclosure Obligations
Migration Law Administrative Law Protection Visas Procedural Fairness Jurisdictional Error Disclosure Obligations

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Parties

AAD15

Appellant

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

First Respondent

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Tribunal had overlooked evidence relevant to the applicant's protection visa claim
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal erred in regard to a s 438 certificate and failed to provide procedural fairness
  3. 3 Whether the Tribunal failed to comply with s 424A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Ratio Decidendi

No jurisdictional error was substantiated as the applicant was not denied procedural fairness; the Tribunal had regard to relevant records and evidence, and the applicant had access and opportunity to address the material. No obligation arose under s 424A to notify the applicant of inconsistencies in his evidence. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs

Orders

  • The appeal be dismissed with costs.