ALJ16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 297

The appeal was dismissed because the Tribunal's credibility findings were supported by probative material and logical grounds, the complementary protection claim was separately considered, and there was no evidence or merit in the complaint regarding the provision of the hearing transcript.

Parties: Appellant: ALJ16; First Respondent: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Second Respondent: Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 13 March 2018
Procedural Posture: Migration Appeal / Federal Court Appeal From Federal Circuit Court
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics: Jurisdictional Error, Credibility Findings, Complementary Protection, Procedural Fairness, Transcript Provision

Migration Law Administrative Law Jurisdictional Error Credibility Findings Complementary Protection Procedural Fairness Transcript Provision

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Parties

ALJ16

Appellant

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

First Respondent

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal / Federal Court Appeal From Federal Circuit Court

Legal Issues

1 Whether the Tribunal erred in its credibility findings constituting jurisdictional error
2 Whether the Tribunal failed to separately consider the complementary protection claim under s 36(2)(aa) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
3 Whether failure to provide transcript constituted denial of natural justice

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

The appeal be dismissed.
The appellant do pay the costs of the first respondent to be assessed if not agreed.