BOE21 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 1429

BOE21 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 1429

The Tribunal did not commit jurisdictional error. Its reference to the sentencing judge's oral warning was, at most, reliance on a generally relevant consideration and was not material; its use of the words "on balance" did not show application of an impermissible balance of probabilities standard to the ultimate s 501CA(4)(b)(ii) inquiry; it was entitled to consider early offending when weighing ties to Australia; the challenged evaluative findings were not legally unreasonable, irrational or illogical; and procedural fairness did not require the Tribunal to warn the applicant that his criminal record might make full-time employment difficult.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 November 2021
Procedural Posture
Application for Judicial Review of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Affirming Non Revocation of Mandatory Visa Cancellation / Federal Court Judicial Review; Amended Originating Application Dismissed
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['mandatory Visa Cancellation' 'revocation Under S 501 Ca(4)' 'character Test' 'direction No. 90' 'no Evidence Ground' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'illogicality and Irrationality' 'non Refoulement' 'procedural Fairness']
['migration' 'administrative Law' 'judicial Review' 'procedural Fairness'] ['mandatory Visa Cancellation' 'revocation Under S 501 Ca(4)' 'character Test' 'direction No. 90' 'no Evidence Ground' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'illogicality and Irrationality' 'non Refoulement' 'procedural Fairness']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Judicial Review of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Affirming Non Revocation of Mandatory Visa Cancellation / Federal Court Judicial Review; Amended Originating Application Dismissed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Tribunal made findings for which there was no evidence concerning a warning about migration consequences of further offending' 'Whether the Tribunal misunderstood cl 8.1.1(1)(g) of Direction No. 90' 'Whether the Tribunal wrongly applied the balance of probabilities to the existence of another reason under s 501CA(4)(b)(ii) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)' 'Whether the Tribunal misunderstood cl 9.4.1 of Direction No. 90 concerning ties to Australia' "Whether the Tribunal's reasoning about domestic violence allegations, the applicant's child, and a possible protection visa was legally unreasonable, irrational or illogical" 'Whether the Tribunal denied procedural fairness by not putting to the applicant a possible finding that his criminal record would make full-time employment difficult']

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal did not commit jurisdictional error. Its reference to the sentencing judge's oral warning was, at most, reliance on a generally relevant consideration and was not material; its use of the words "on balance" did not show application of an impermissible balance of probabilities standard to the ultimate s 501CA(4)(b)(ii) inquiry; it was entitled to consider early offending when weighing ties to Australia; the challenged evaluative findings were not legally unreasonable, irrational or illogical; and procedural fairness did not require the Tribunal to warn the applicant that his criminal record might make full-time employment difficult.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The amended originating application dated and filed 22 July 2021 be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the first respondent's costs as assessed or agreed."]