BIW17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1606

BIW17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1606

The appeal failed because the Federal Circuit Court made no error in dismissing the judicial review application. The Tribunal applied the real chance test to the appellant's claims individually and cumulatively, gave reasons open on the evidence for finding no well-founded fear of persecution or real risk of significant harm, afforded procedural fairness in relation to the data breach, made no identified finding without evidence, and was not affected by apprehended or actual bias.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 November 2017
Procedural Posture
Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court Refusing Constitutional Writ Relief in Respect of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Refusing a Protection Visa Claim / Appeal Dismissed
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'temporary Protection Visa' 'well Founded Fear of Persecution' 'complementary Protection' 'data Breach' 'procedural Fairness' 'apprehended Bias' 'jurisdictional Error' 'real Chance Test']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'judicial Review'] ['protection Visa' 'temporary Protection Visa' 'well Founded Fear of Persecution' 'complementary Protection' 'data Breach' 'procedural Fairness' 'apprehended Bias' 'jurisdictional Error' 'real Chance Test']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court Refusing Constitutional Writ Relief in Respect of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Refusing a Protection Visa Claim / Appeal Dismissed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred in failing to find that the Tribunal committed jurisdictional error in applying, or failing to apply, the real chance test to claimed harm on return to Vietnam by reason of religion or actual or imputed political opinion as a failed asylum seeker.' "Whether the Tribunal erred in its assessment of the impact of the data breach on the appellant's claimed fear of harm if returned to Vietnam." 'Whether the Tribunal made findings without evidence.' 'Whether the second Tribunal member should have recused himself or whether the Tribunal decision was affected by apprehended or actual bias.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal failed because the Federal Circuit Court made no error in dismissing the judicial review application. The Tribunal applied the real chance test to the appellant's claims individually and cumulatively, gave reasons open on the evidence for finding no well-founded fear of persecution or real risk of significant harm, afforded procedural fairness in relation to the data breach, made no identified finding without evidence, and was not affected by apprehended or actual bias.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs."]