CCZ17 v Minister for Immigration

The applicant, CCZ17, sought judicial review of a decision made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (the Tribunal) which affirmed the Minister for Immigration's refusal to grant a protection visa. The application was brought under section 476 of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth).

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the Tribunal had committed a jurisdictional error in its decision-making process. Specifically, the applicant contended that the Tribunal relied on findings that were unsupported by evidence, thereby vitiating its decision.

Judge Manousaridis found that the applicant's claims of error were unparticularised and failed to demonstrate any jurisdictional error. The Court applied the principles of administrative law, holding that for a finding to be unsupported by evidence, it must be irrational or illogical to the point of being perverse. The applicant did not establish that the Tribunal's findings met this high threshold.

The application for judicial review was dismissed.