SZTGU v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 859

SZTGU v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 859

None of the appellant's grounds establish jurisdictional error by the Tribunal or Federal Circuit Court; the Tribunal was entitled to test evidence and found the appellant not credible with adequate reasons; leave to raise new grounds on appeal refused and appeal dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 August 2014
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'procedural Fairness' 'credibility Assessment' 'jurisdictional Error']
['migration'] ['protection Visa' 'judicial Review' 'procedural Fairness' 'credibility Assessment' 'jurisdictional Error']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal's approach gave rise to an appearance of bias" 'Whether the Tribunal denied the appellant procedural fairness' 'Whether the Tribunal made findings based on no evidence or failed to provide adequate reasons']

Ratio Decidendi

None of the appellant's grounds establish jurisdictional error by the Tribunal or Federal Circuit Court; the Tribunal was entitled to test evidence and found the appellant not credible with adequate reasons; leave to raise new grounds on appeal refused and appeal dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.' 'The appellant pay the costs of the first respondent.']