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MZZVF v Minister for Immigration

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FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA

MZZVF v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & ANOR

[2014] FCCA 2641

Catchwords:
MIGRATION – Application for judicial review – whether applicant had a right to enter and reside in another country – whether failure to consider claim of fear of persecution under Kanun law – limited to information put before the Tribunal – whether a threat can constitute ‘significant harm’?

Legislation:

Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss.36, 85, 424, 424A.

Applicant:

MZZVF

First Respondent:

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & BORDER PROTECTION

Second Respondent:

REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

File Number:

MLG 1854 of 2013

Judgment of:

Judge F. Turner

Hearing date:

2 September 2014

Date of Last Submission:

2 September 2014

Delivered at:

Melbourne

Delivered on:

20 November 2014

REPRESENTATION

Counsel for the Applicant:

Mr Albert

Solicitors for the Applicant:

Carina Ford Immigration Lawyers

Counsel for the First Respondent:

Mr Hill

Solicitors for the First Respondent:

Australian Government Solicitor

ORDERS

The application for judicial review filed 1 November 2013 and amended application filed 19 February 2014 are dismissed.

FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT
OF AUSTRALIA
AT MELBOURNE

MLG 1854 of 2013

MZZVF

Applicant

And

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & BORDER PROTECTION

First Respondent

REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

Second Respondent

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

This is an application for judicial review of the decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) dated 2 October 2013.
The applicant, who…

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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Details

Case: [2014] FCCA 2641
Decision Date: 20 November 2014

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The applicant, MZZVF, sought judicial review of a decision made by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. The dispute concerned the Minister's refusal to grant the applicant a protection visa. The matter came before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the delegate of the Minister had erred in law by failing to consider relevant information when assessing the applicant's claims for protection. Specifically, the Court was required to determine if the delegate had adequately considered the applicant's stated fear of persecution based on their membership of a particular social group, and whether the delegate's adverse credibility findings were reasonably open on the evidence.

Judge F. Turner found that the delegate had failed to properly consider crucial aspects of the applicant's evidence regarding their fear of persecution. The delegate's adverse credibility findings were found to be based on an incomplete and selective reading of the applicant's statements, thereby failing to engage with the substance of the applicant's claims. The Court held that the delegate's assessment was therefore legally flawed, as it did not afford due consideration to all relevant information as required by the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) and the Protection Visa (Temporary) (Class XA) (subclass 785) guidelines.

The Court set aside the decision of the Minister and remitted the application for a protection visa to the Minister for redetermination according to law.

Orders