FZF18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1032

FZF18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1032

The Immigration Assessment Authority applied the correct test, properly considered the general security situation in Kabul, and had regard to lesser risks as submitted by the appellant. It found that relocation was reasonable and practicable, and no jurisdictional error was made. The appellant had not established grounds for constitutional writ relief.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 August 2023
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Federal Circuit Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['refugee Protection' 'complementary Protection' 'relocation Within Country' 'jurisdictional Error' 'reasonableness of Relocation']
['administrative Law' 'migration Law' 'human Rights'] ['refugee Protection' 'complementary Protection' 'relocation Within Country' 'jurisdictional Error' 'reasonableness of Relocation']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Federal Circuit Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Immigration Assessment Authority failed to consider the general security situation in Kabul when determining if it was reasonable for the appellant to relocate there from his home area for the purposes of protection under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 36(2)(a) or (aa)']

Ratio Decidendi

The Immigration Assessment Authority applied the correct test, properly considered the general security situation in Kabul, and had regard to lesser risks as submitted by the appellant. It found that relocation was reasonable and practicable, and no jurisdictional error was made. The appellant had not established grounds for constitutional writ relief.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.' 'The costs of the appeal be reserved.' 'The appellant file and serve any written submissions limited to two pages as to what, if any, costs orders are appropriate having regard to the outcome of the proceeding and the possibility of an order under the Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981...