SZNSC v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCA 1436

Leave should not be granted to raise grounds not pressed before the Federal Magistrate as no explanation was given for their abandonment, and the new arguments do not have sufficient prospects of success. No appellable error is exposed. The appeal is dismissed.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 04 December 2009
Procedural Posture: Appeal / Judgment
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics: ['refugee Status' 'leave to Raise New Grounds on Appeal' 'procedural Fairness' 'jurisdictional Error']

['migration Law'] ['refugee Status' 'leave to Raise New Grounds on Appeal' 'procedural Fairness' 'jurisdictional Error']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether leave should be granted to raise grounds not pressed before the Federal Magistrate on appeal' 'Whether the Tribunal denied procedural fairness' "Whether there was jurisdictional error in the Tribunal's decision" 'Whether the Tribunal failed to consider corroborative material' 'Merits of grounds sought to be raised on appeal']

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

['Appeal dismissed' 'The Appellant is to pay the costs of the First Respondent.']