BZKP and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Citizenship)

This matter concerned an application for review of a decision by a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection to refuse to grant the applicant Australian citizenship. The applicant had previously been granted a protection visa in November 2018. The central dispute revolved around whether the applicant met the requirements of section 22(2)(h) of the *Australian Citizenship Act 2007* (Cth), specifically concerning the assessment of the applicant's good character.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal was required to determine whether the applicant was of good character for the purposes of the *Australian Citizenship Act 2007* (Cth), as assessed under the Citizenship Policy 2016. The Tribunal also needed to consider whether the applicant met the criteria under section 21(2)(g) of the Act, relating to future residence or a close and continuing association with Australia.

The Senior Member Britten-Jones SM found that the applicant was of good character and satisfied the requirements of section 21(2)(h) of the Act. Furthermore, the Tribunal was satisfied that the applicant met the criteria under section 21(2)(g). Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the delegate's decision to refuse citizenship and substituted a decision to approve the applicant for Australian citizenship.