Oteng, Kwame v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1997] FCA 666
The application was dismissed because the Court could not identify any error of law in the Refugee Review Tribunal's decision. The Tribunal was the fact-finder, was entitled to assess Mr Oteng's credibility adversely by reference to inconsistencies and other material, and the Court could not substitute its own findings of fact.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 26 June 1997
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal From a Decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Application dismissed with costs.
- Legal Topics
- ['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'error of Law' 'credibility Assessment' 'persecution for Political Opinion']
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Procedural Posture
Appeal From a Decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether there was any error of law in the decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal.' 'Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal was entitled to make an adverse credibility finding against Mr Oteng based on inconsistencies and other material before it.']
Ratio Decidendi
The application was dismissed because the Court could not identify any error of law in the Refugee Review Tribunal's decision. The Tribunal was the fact-finder, was entitled to assess Mr Oteng's credibility adversely by reference to inconsistencies and other material, and the Court could not substitute its own findings of fact.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed with costs.
Orders
- ['The application will be dismissed with costs.']
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