W 194 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 39; [2002] FCA 198

W 194 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 39; [2002] FCA 198

The appeal failed because there was evidence or material before the Refugee Review Tribunal capable of justifying its decision, and the inferences it drew were open to it; the appellant's contrary position would require the Court to reconsider the merits of the protection visa application.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 March 2002
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal / Appeal From a Single Judge Dismissing an Application for Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'judicial Review' 'no Evidence Ground' 'credibility Findings']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal / Appeal From a Single Judge Dismissing an Application for Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision

  1. 1 ['Whether French J erred in holding that the no evidence ground under s476(1)(g) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) was not made out.' 'Whether there was evidence or other material before the Refugee Review Tribunal to justify its decision to affirm refusal of a protection visa.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal failed because there was evidence or material before the Refugee Review Tribunal capable of justifying its decision, and the inferences it drew were open to it; the appellant's contrary position would require the Court to reconsider the merits of the protection visa application.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed' "The appellant pay the respondent's cost of the appeal."]