DGQ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 164

DGQ16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 164

The appeal must be dismissed, as the appellant failed to establish any jurisdictional error in the Tribunal's decision, no breach of natural justice or procedural fairness was established, no credible evidence of unfair process or bias was adduced, and there was no failure to disclose a s 438 certificate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 March 2020
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Federal Court of Australia – Appeal From Federal Circuit Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'procedural Fairness' 'natural Justice' 'credibility Assessment' 'jurisdictional Error' 'complementary Protection']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'procedural Fairness' 'natural Justice' 'credibility Assessment' 'jurisdictional Error' 'complementary Protection']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Federal Court of Australia – Appeal From Federal Circuit Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Tribunal denied the appellant natural justice or procedural fairness' "Whether the Tribunal's adverse credibility findings amounted to jurisdictional error" 'Whether failure to disclose a s 438 certificate arose and if so, whether this was a procedural fairness breach' 'Whether the Tribunal or Circuit Court fell into jurisdictional error']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal must be dismissed, as the appellant failed to establish any jurisdictional error in the Tribunal's decision, no breach of natural justice or procedural fairness was established, no credible evidence of unfair process or bias was adduced, and there was no failure to disclose a s 438 certificate.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed with costs.' 'The name of the first respondent be amended to be Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs.']