EAJ18 v Minister for Home Affairs

The applicant, EAJ18, sought judicial review of a decision by the Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) to refuse their application for a Temporary Protection visa. The core of the dispute concerned whether the IAA had adequately considered relevant country information and new information provided by the applicant, and whether its adverse findings were supported by an evident and intelligible justification. The matter was heard by Judge Street in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

The legal issues before the Court were whether the IAA committed jurisdictional error by failing to consider all of the applicant's claims, including new information and relevant country information. Specifically, the Court was asked to determine if the adverse findings made by the IAA under section 473DD of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth) lacked an evident and intelligible justification, and if the IAA had failed to consider all the claims made by the applicant.

Judge Street found that the IAA had considered the relevant country information and the new information provided by the applicant. The Court determined that the adverse findings made by the IAA were supported by an evident and intelligible justification, and that the IAA had considered all of the applicant's claims. Consequently, no jurisdictional error was made out.

The application for judicial review was dismissed.