AZAFF v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 80

AZAFF v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 80

For the reasons given in AZAFG, the appellant's claims must be dismissed.

Parties
Appellant: AZAFF by her litigation guardian Sister Mary Symonds RSM; First Respondent: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Second Respondent: Roger Fordham, Independent Protection Assessment Reviewer
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 February 2016
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Migration, Protection Visas, Procedural Fairness, Jurisdictional Error
Administrative and Constitutional Law Human Rights Migration Protection Visas Procedural Fairness Jurisdictional Error

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Parties

AZAFF by her litigation guardian Sister Mary Symonds RSM

Appellant

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

First Respondent

Roger Fordham, Independent Protection Assessment Reviewer

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether primary judge erred in rejecting appellant's claims that independent protection assessor fell into jurisdictional error by denying procedural fairness
  2. 2 Whether independent protection assessor made findings without obtaining expert evidence
  3. 3 Whether the assessor made a decision which was unreasonable, illogical or irrational

Ratio Decidendi

For the reasons given in AZAFG, the appellant's claims must be dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal be dismissed.
  • There be no order as to costs.