CJM15 v Minister for Immigration

The applicant, CJM15, sought judicial review of a decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (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 central legal issue before the Federal Circuit Court was whether the Tribunal had committed a jurisdictional error by failing to consider the applicant's submissions, or to address the issue, concerning whether the applicant fell within one of the risk profiles identified by the UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines.

Judge Manousaridis found that the Tribunal had not erred. The Court reasoned that the Tribunal's decision demonstrated that it had considered the relevant material and addressed the applicant's case, including the potential application of UNHCR guidelines. The Tribunal's findings were open to it on the evidence before it, and therefore, no jurisdictional error was established.