EXW18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 1802

EXW18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 1802

The Authority correctly understood and applied the relevant statutory definitions for 'significant harm' in s 36(2A) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), made the necessary evaluative judgment, and did not err in finding that the appellant's risk of extortion if returned to Pakistan did not give rise to a real risk of significant harm; no legal error or jurisdictional error was established, and the Authority's reasoning was not legally unreasonable or illogical.

Parties
Appellant: EXW18; First Respondent: Minister for Home Affairs; Second Respondent: Immigration Assessment Authority
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 December 2020
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Federal Circuit Court, Including Application for Leave to Raise New Grounds of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed. Leave to amend the Notice of Appeal to raise new grounds refused. Costs ordered against appellant.
Legal Topics
Protection Visas, Complementary Protection, Significant Harm Under S 36(2 A), Judicial Review, Jurisdictional Error, Standard for Leave to Raise New Grounds on Appeal
Administrative Law Migration Law Human Rights Protection Visas Complementary Protection Significant Harm Under S 36(2 A) Judicial Review Jurisdictional Error +1 more

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Parties

EXW18

Appellant

Minister for Home Affairs

First Respondent

Immigration Assessment Authority

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Federal Circuit Court, Including Application for Leave to Raise New Grounds of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the threat of extortion amounts to significant harm within the meaning of s 36(2A) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
  2. 2 Whether the Authority applied the correct legal test for 'significant harm'
  3. 3 Whether the Authority failed to consider relevant consequences of refusing extortion

Ratio Decidendi

The Authority correctly understood and applied the relevant statutory definitions for 'significant harm' in s 36(2A) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), made the necessary evaluative judgment, and did not err in finding that the appellant's risk of extortion if returned to Pakistan did not give rise to a real risk of significant harm; no legal error or jurisdictional error was established, and the Authority's reasoning was not legally unreasonable or illogical.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed. Leave to amend the Notice of Appeal to raise new grounds refused. Costs ordered against appellant.

Orders

  • Leave to raise new grounds of appeal is refused.
  • The appeal is otherwise dismissed.