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FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA

MZYYP v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & ANOR

[2012] FMCA 1264

MIGRATION – Judicial review – whether natural justice denied – credibility – adverse finding – not amendable to review – findings of fact not amendable to review – ss.424A and 424AA considered – complementary protection provisions considered – application dismissed.

Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss.36(2), 422B, 424, 474

Applicant:

MZYYP

First Respondent:

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & CITIZENSHIP

Second Respondent:

REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

File Number:

MLG 724 of 2012

Judgment of:

F. Turner FM

Hearing date:

14 December 2012

Date of Last Submission:

14 December 2012

Delivered at:

Melbourne

Delivered on:

14 December 2012

REPRESENTATION

The Applicant appeared In Person with the assistance of a Punjabi interpreter

Counsel for the Respondents:

Mr Wood

Solicitors for the Respondents:

Clayton Utz

ORDERS

The application for judicial review filed on 18 June 2012 is dismissed
The applicant pay the first respondent’s costs fixed in the amount of $6,471.00.

FEDERAL MAGISTRATES
COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AT MELBOURNE

MLG 724 of 2012

MZYYP

Applicant

And

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & CITIZENSHIP

First…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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Case: [2012] FMCA 1264
Decision Date

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the matter of MZYYP v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship, the Federal Magistrates Court considered an application for judicial review of a decision by the Refugee Review Tribunal. The applicant, MZYYP, sought to challenge the Tribunal's decision to affirm the delegate's refusal to grant him a Protection (Class XA) Visa. The applicant raised three grounds for review, including the Tribunal's adverse assessment of his credibility, the Tribunal's alleged failure to comply with procedural fairness, and the Tribunal's failure to consider the full gravity of his circumstances.

The Court held that the adverse credibility finding was a finding of fact, not amenable to review. The Court emphasised that it was not the role of the Court to review the merits of the case or to second-guess the Tribunal's assessment of the applicant's credibility. The Court found that the Tribunal had given proper consideration to the applicant's evidence and had provided sufficient reasons for its findings. The Court further held that the Tribunal was not required to provide a running commentary of its deliberations or to disclose its mental processes to the applicant.

Regarding the second ground, the Court found that the Tribunal had afforded natural justice to the applicant. The Court held that the Tribunal was not obliged to disclose its subjective appraisals, thought processes, or determinations to the applicant, and that the Tribunal's findings based on country information were open to it.

Lastly, the Court dismissed the third ground as a review of the merits, which was not permissible under the Migration Act. The Court emphasised that findings of fact were not amenable to review and that the Tribunal's decision was a privative clause decision, not infected with jurisdictional error.

In conclusion, the Court dismissed the application for judicial review and held that the Tribunal's decision was valid and not subject to review by the Court. The applicant was ordered to pay the first respondent's costs in the amount of $6,471.00.

Orders