SZING v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 1421

SZING v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 1421

The application for leave to appeal was refused because the Federal Magistrate correctly held that the Tribunal's decision was based on an insufficiency or absence of information, not on particular information requiring disclosure under s 424A, and the judgment below was not attended by sufficient doubt. No substantial injustice arose from refusal of leave because the Tribunal's reasons disclosed no jurisdictional error.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 November 2006
Procedural Posture
Migration Application for Leave to Appeal / On Appeal From the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal refused with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'judicial Review' 'leave to Appeal' 'migration Act 1958 (cth), S 424 A' 'jurisdictional Error']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'judicial Review' 'leave to Appeal' 'migration Act 1958 (cth), S 424 A' 'jurisdictional Error']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Application for Leave to Appeal / On Appeal From the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave to appeal should be granted from the Federal Magistrates Court judgment dismissing judicial review of the Refugee Review Tribunal decision.' "Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal breached s 424A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) by not providing particulars of information said to be the reason, or part of the reason, for affirming the delegate's decision." "Whether the Tribunal's decision was based on particular adverse information or on an insufficiency or absence of information." "Whether the Tribunal's reasons disclosed jurisdictional error."]

Ratio Decidendi

The application for leave to appeal was refused because the Federal Magistrate correctly held that the Tribunal's decision was based on an insufficiency or absence of information, not on particular information requiring disclosure under s 424A, and the judgment below was not attended by sufficient doubt. No substantial injustice arose from refusal of leave because the Tribunal's reasons disclosed no jurisdictional error.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal refused with costs.

Orders

  • ['The Refugee Review Tribunal is added as a respondent to the application for leave to appeal.' 'The application for leave to appeal is refused.' "The applicant pay the first respondent's costs of the application, fixed in the sum of $2500."]