CNO16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1257

CNO16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1257

The appeal failed because the appellant did not identify any legal question left unaddressed or any Tribunal failure amounting to jurisdictional error. The Tribunal considered the matters it was required to consider, did not rely on prohibited matters, and reached conclusions open on the evidence. The failure to disclose the s 438 certificate created no realistic possibility of a different outcome because the certified material was mere identity information. To the extent leave was required to raise new appeal grounds, leave was refused for want of merit.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 October 2023
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From Dismissal of Judicial Review of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of a Protection Visa / Final Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'procedural Fairness' 'refugee Status' 'complementary Protection' 'section 438 Certificate' 'merits Review']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'procedural Fairness' 'refugee Status' 'complementary Protection' 'section 438 Certificate' 'merits Review']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From Dismissal of Judicial Review of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of a Protection Visa / Final Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia failed to investigate a question of law.' "Whether the Tribunal failed properly to consider the appellant's information and supporting documents for his protection visa application." "Whether the Tribunal's decision was affected by jurisdictional error." "Whether the Tribunal's failure to disclose a certificate issued under s 438 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) could have affected the outcome."]

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal failed because the appellant did not identify any legal question left unaddressed or any Tribunal failure amounting to jurisdictional error. The Tribunal considered the matters it was required to consider, did not rely on prohibited matters, and reached conclusions open on the evidence. The failure to disclose the s 438 certificate created no realistic possibility of a different outcome because the certified material was mere identity information. To the extent leave was required to raise new appeal grounds, leave was refused for want of merit.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The name of the first respondent be amended to "Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs".' 'The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal, fixed in the sum of $5,000."]