BSV15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 1499

BSV15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 1499

The appellant did not establish jurisdictional error. Although the s 438 certificate was invalid and the notification was not disclosed, the Court inferred that the Tribunal did not take the Document Examination Report into account. The potentially adverse statement about Document 2 was not shown to concern an original Pakistan Identity Card presented by the appellant, was not relevant to the issues before the Tribunal, and was of such insignificance that there was no realistic possibility that disclosure or consideration of the material could have produced a different decision.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 September 2019
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From Orders of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Concerning Judicial Review of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Protection Visa Decision / Appeal; Application for Leave to Appeal and Leave to Amend Notice of Appeal
Outcome
Leave to appeal and leave to amend were granted; the appeal was dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa Refusal' 'section 438 Certificate' 'jurisdictional Error' 'materiality' 'denial of Procedural Fairness' 'relocation Within Pakistan']
['migration' 'administrative Law' 'procedural Fairness'] ['protection Visa Refusal' 'section 438 Certificate' 'jurisdictional Error' 'materiality' 'denial of Procedural Fairness' 'relocation Within Pakistan']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From Orders of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Concerning Judicial Review of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Protection Visa Decision / Appeal; Application for Leave to Appeal and Leave to Amend Notice of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the invalid notification that s 438 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) applied to a Document Examination Report involved jurisdictional error by the Tribunal.' 'Whether non-disclosure of the s 438 certificate or the material covered by it denied the appellant procedural fairness.' 'Whether the Document Examination Report contained adverse information that was credible, relevant and significant.' 'Whether any breach was material because compliance could realistically have resulted in a different decision.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant did not establish jurisdictional error. Although the s 438 certificate was invalid and the notification was not disclosed, the Court inferred that the Tribunal did not take the Document Examination Report into account. The potentially adverse statement about Document 2 was not shown to concern an original Pakistan Identity Card presented by the appellant, was not relevant to the issues before the Tribunal, and was of such insignificance that there was no realistic possibility that disclosure or consideration of the material could have produced a different decision.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal and leave to amend were granted; the appeal was dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['To the extent necessary, leave to appeal is granted to the appellant.' 'Leave is granted to the appellant to amend to add ground 2 as set out in the document entitled amended notice of appeal dated 7 July 2017.' 'The appeal is dismissed.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs, as agreed or assessed."]