DKW16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCA 1364

DKW16 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCA 1364

The proposed appeal had no real prospect of success. The Tribunal had no duty to inquire of the apparent author of the Soko letter given uncertainty about that person's identity and the likely utility of any inquiry, and it did not make jurisdictional error on that basis. The Tribunal also did not misunderstand the applicant's claims about his uncle or the Fijian amnesty, and it was open to consider the claimed risk in light of subsequent events, the passage of time, and the current political and constitutional situation in Fiji. There was therefore no purpose in granting an extension of time.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 August 2019
Procedural Posture
Application for Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal / Federal Court Application for Extension of Time From a Federal Circuit Court Decision Refusing Constitutional Writ Relief
Outcome
The application for an extension of time was dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'extension of Time' 'jurisdictional Error' 'duty to Inquire' 'administrative Appeals Tribunal Review' 'well Founded Fear of Persecution']
['administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights' 'migration Law'] ['protection Visa' 'extension of Time' 'jurisdictional Error' 'duty to Inquire' 'administrative Appeals Tribunal Review' 'well Founded Fear of Persecution']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal / Federal Court Application for Extension of Time From a Federal Circuit Court Decision Refusing Constitutional Writ Relief

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant should be granted an extension of time of 27 days to file a notice of appeal against the Federal Circuit Court decision.' 'Whether the Tribunal made jurisdictional error by not making inquiries under s 424 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) in relation to the Soko letter.' "Whether the Tribunal misapprehended the nature of the amnesty in respect of the applicant's uncle's role during the 2006 coup in Fiji and the resulting risk of harm to the applicant."]

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed appeal had no real prospect of success. The Tribunal had no duty to inquire of the apparent author of the Soko letter given uncertainty about that person's identity and the likely utility of any inquiry, and it did not make jurisdictional error on that basis. The Tribunal also did not misunderstand the applicant's claims about his uncle or the Fijian amnesty, and it was open to consider the claimed risk in light of subsequent events, the passage of time, and the current political and constitutional situation in Fiji. There was therefore no purpose in granting an extension of time.

Court Disposition

The application for an extension of time was dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The application for an extension of time be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the first respondent's costs." 'The name of the first respondent be changed to "Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs".']