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FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZTSY v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & ANOR

[2015] FCCA 229

Catchwords:
MIGRATION – Application for review of the decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal – whether Tribunal failed to take into account a relevant consideration – whether Tribunal correctly applied s.36(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – no jurisdictional error – application dismissed.

Legislation:

Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss.36(2), 91R, 425, 476

Applicant:

SZTSY

First Respondent:

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & BORDER PROTECTION

Second Respondent:

REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

File Number:

SYG 15 of 2014

Judgment of:

Judge Nicholls

Hearing date:

29 August 2014

Date of Last Submission:

22 September 2014

Delivered at:

Sydney

Delivered on:

6 February 2015

REPRESENTATION

Applicant:

In Person

Counsel for the Respondents:

Ms B Anniwell

Solicitors for the Respondents:

Australian Government Solicitor

ORDERS

The application made on 3 January 2014 is dismissed.
The applicant pay the first respondent’s costs set in the amount of $ 6646.00.

FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT
OF AUSTRALIA
AT SYDNEY

SYG 15 of 2014

SZTSY

Applicant

And

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & BORDER PROTECTION

First Respondent

REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

Second Respondent

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

This is an application made on 3 January 2014 pursuant to s.476 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (“the Act”) seeking review of the decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal (“the…

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: [2015] FCCA 229
Decision Date: 6 February 2015

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The applicant, SZTSY, sought judicial review of a decision made by the Refugee Review Tribunal (RWT). The core of the dispute concerned whether the RWT had failed to consider a relevant factor and had correctly applied section 36(2) of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth) in its assessment of the applicant's case. The matter came before Judge Nicholls in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.

The court was required to determine two primary legal issues: first, whether the RWT committed jurisdictional error by failing to take into account a relevant consideration when making its decision; and second, whether the RWT correctly applied the provisions of section 36(2) of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth).

Judge Nicholls found that the RWT had not made a jurisdictional error. The reasoning involved an analysis of the RWT's decision-making process and the evidence before it. The court concluded that the RWT had adequately considered the relevant factors and had correctly applied the statutory test under section 36(2) of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth). Consequently, the court determined that no jurisdictional error had occurred.

The application made by SZTSY on 3 January 2014 was dismissed. The applicant was also ordered to pay the first respondent’s costs in the amount of $6,646.00.

Orders

Orders of the court

1. The application made on 3 January 2014 is dismissed.

2. The applicant pay the first respondent’s costs set in the amount of $ 6646.00.

Background

Background to the litigation

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Evidence

Evidence Before The Court

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Decision

Reasons for decision

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Ratio Decidendi

Legal Principle Established

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