De Leon, Caroline v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1998] FCA 1591

No reviewable error under s 476 of the Migration Act was found in the Tribunal’s decision; the applicant’s fears arose from personal circumstances not engaging Convention grounds.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 04 December 1998
Procedural Posture: Judicial Review Application / Final Judgment
Outcome: Application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics: ['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'reviewable Error' 'refugee Review Tribunal']

['immigration Law'] ['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'reviewable Error' 'refugee Review Tribunal']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review Application / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether the decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal involved a reviewable error under s 476 of the Migration Act' 'Whether harmful acts were committed on a Convention ground']

Ratio Decidendi

No reviewable error under s 476 of the Migration Act was found in the Tribunal’s decision; the applicant’s fears arose from personal circumstances not engaging Convention grounds.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs

Orders

['The application is dismissed with costs.']