CGZ18 v Minister for Home Affairs

In *CGZ18 v Minister for Home Affairs*, heard before Judge Heffernan, the applicants sought judicial review of the Minister's decision to refuse their application for a protection visa. The core of the dispute concerned whether the applicants faced persecution in Fiji by reason of their adherence to the Methodist faith.

The court was required to determine whether the delegate's decision to refuse the protection visa application was affected by jurisdictional error. Specifically, the applicants contended that the delegate failed to adequately consider a crucial aspect of their claim, namely the alleged persecution they faced due to their Methodist faith.

Judge Heffernan found no error in the delegate's decision-making process. The reasons provided by the delegate demonstrated that the applicants' claims regarding persecution due to their religious beliefs were considered. The court concluded that the applicants had not established that the delegate failed to consider an integer of their claim, nor had they demonstrated any other jurisdictional error in the decision to refuse the protection visa.