Doss v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1999] FAC 1780
The Tribunal was not obliged under s 430(1)(c) of the Migration Act to provide reasons for rejecting parts of the Amnesty International submission that were merely relevant to material questions of fact, and not material facts themselves. The Tribunal accordingly did not breach s 430.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 17 December 1999
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['refugee Protection Visa' 'tribunal Decision Review' 's 430 Migration Act Reasons']
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Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal breached s 430(1)(c) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) by failing to address information from Amnesty International relevant to risk of fabricated charges against protestors and dissidents in India']
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal was not obliged under s 430(1)(c) of the Migration Act to provide reasons for rejecting parts of the Amnesty International submission that were merely relevant to material questions of fact, and not material facts themselves. The Tribunal accordingly did not breach s 430.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- ['The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellant pay the respondent's costs of the appeal."]
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