BWB16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 158

BWB16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 158

The Authority properly assessed the reasonableness of relocation to Mazar-e-Sharif for the appellant, considering all relevant circumstances including the separation from his family, and did not misapply s 36(2B) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).

Parties
Appellant: BWB16; First Respondent: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Second Respondent: Immigration Assessment Authority
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 September 2018
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Federal Circuit Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Reasonableness of Relocation, Complementary Protection, Safe Haven Enterprise Visa, Significant Harm, Jurisdictional Error

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Parties

BWB16

Appellant

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

First Respondent

Immigration Assessment Authority

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Federal Circuit Court

  1. 1 Whether the Immigration Assessment Authority misapplied s 36(2B) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) in assessing reasonableness of relocation for the appellant to Mazar-e-Sharif, separating him from his family

Ratio Decidendi

The Authority properly assessed the reasonableness of relocation to Mazar-e-Sharif for the appellant, considering all relevant circumstances including the separation from his family, and did not misapply s 36(2B) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal be dismissed.
  • The appellant pay the first respondent's costs as agreed or taxed.