SZTKE v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 1582

SZTKE v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 1582

The Tribunal's adverse credibility and reliability findings concerning the appellant's claimed LTTE membership and the supporting witness were open on the evidence and were not illogical, irrational or legally unreasonable. The proposed new ground had no obvious merit, no reasonable prospects of success, and no explanation was provided for not raising it below, so leave was refused. The Tribunal considered the Tamil Coordination Committee letter and the appellant's claimed diaspora activities, and its conclusion that attendance at those activities did not give the appellant an adverse profile was not jurisdictional error. The primary judge therefore did not err in dismissing the judicial...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 December 2021
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From Federal Circuit Court of Australia Orders Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of a Protection Visa / Appeal; Leave Sought to Rely on a New Ground of Review
Outcome
Leave to rely on ground 2 refused; appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa Refusal' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'procedural Fairness' 'irrationality or Illogicality' 'leave to Raise New Ground on Appeal' 'tamil Diaspora Activities' 'credibility Findings']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visa Refusal' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error' 'procedural Fairness' 'irrationality or Illogicality' 'leave to Raise New Ground on Appeal' 'tamil Diaspora Activities' 'credibility Findings']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From Federal Circuit Court of Australia Orders Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of a Protection Visa / Appeal; Leave Sought to Rely on a New Ground of Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Tribunal's finding giving no weight to the appellant's witness concerning claimed LTTE membership lacked a logical basis and was material to the outcome." "Whether leave should be granted to raise a new ground alleging failure to consider significant elements of the appellant's evidence concerning claimed service in the LTTE." "Whether the Tribunal committed jurisdictional error in its assessment of evidence about the appellant's Tamil diaspora activities in Australia."]

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal's adverse credibility and reliability findings concerning the appellant's claimed LTTE membership and the supporting witness were open on the evidence and were not illogical, irrational or legally unreasonable. The proposed new ground had no obvious merit, no reasonable prospects of success, and no explanation was provided for not raising it below, so leave was refused. The Tribunal considered the Tamil Coordination Committee letter and the appellant's claimed diaspora activities, and its conclusion that attendance at those activities did not give the appellant an adverse profile was not jurisdictional error. The primary judge therefore did not err in dismissing the judicial...

Court Disposition

Leave to rely on ground 2 refused; appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['Leave be refused to rely upon ground 2 in the further amended notice of appeal dated 8 September 2021 and filed by leave on 15 September 2021.' 'The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs as assessed or agreed."]