CRR18 v Minister for Immigration

The applicant, CRR18, sought judicial review of a decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) which refused to grant a protection visa. The applicant, who claimed to fear harm in China, had their claims partially disbelieved and other claims found not to be well-founded by the Tribunal. The matter came before Judge Driver in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

The central legal issues before the Court were whether the Tribunal had properly considered the risk of psychological harm to the applicant and whether it had misapplied section 5J of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth) in its assessment.

Judge Driver found that the Tribunal had not committed jurisdictional error. The reasoning indicated that the Tribunal had adequately considered the evidence before it, including the potential for psychological harm, and had applied the relevant legal principles in assessing the applicant's claims. The Court concluded that the Tribunal's findings were open to it on the evidence and that there was no misapplication of section 5J of the Act.

The application for judicial review was dismissed.