SZSHK v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 125

SZSHK v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 125

The Assessor did not commit jurisdictional error. The travel claim was specifically considered under s 36(2)(aa) by reference to the statutory language and the Assessor's factual and credibility findings supported the conclusion that there was no real risk of significant harm. The Kuchi livestock issue was not expressly advanced, did not clearly arise as a complementary protection claim, and did not require separate consideration merely because related material had been considered in the Refugees Convention context. The Assessor therefore did not fail to take relevant considerations into account, constructively fail to exercise jurisdiction, or apply the wrong test.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 November 2013
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia / Appeal From Judgment and Orders Dismissing an Application for Review of an Independent Protection Assessor's Recommendation
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visas' 'complementary Protection' 'independent Protection Assessment' 'jurisdictional Error' 'relevant Considerations' 'constructive Failure to Exercise Jurisdiction' 'credibility Findings']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visas' 'complementary Protection' 'independent Protection Assessment' 'jurisdictional Error' 'relevant Considerations' 'constructive Failure to Exercise Jurisdiction' 'credibility Findings']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia / Appeal From Judgment and Orders Dismissing an Application for Review of an Independent Protection Assessor's Recommendation

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Independent Protection Assessor failed to take relevant considerations into account under s 36(2)(aa) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).' "Whether the Assessor failed to consider all integers of the appellant's complementary protection claims concerning travel risks and the Kuchis' taking of livestock and use of pastures." 'Whether the Assessor misconstrued or misapplied the complementary protection criterion in s 36(2)(aa).']

Ratio Decidendi

The Assessor did not commit jurisdictional error. The travel claim was specifically considered under s 36(2)(aa) by reference to the statutory language and the Assessor's factual and credibility findings supported the conclusion that there was no real risk of significant harm. The Kuchi livestock issue was not expressly advanced, did not clearly arise as a complementary protection claim, and did not require separate consideration merely because related material had been considered in the Refugees Convention context. The Assessor therefore did not fail to take relevant considerations into account, constructively fail to exercise jurisdiction, or apply the wrong test.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The name of the first respondent be amended to "Minister for Immigration and Border Protection".' 'The name of the second respondent be amended by substituting "Protection" for "Merits".' 'The appeal be dismissed with costs.']