SZTKA v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1294

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZTKA v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1294 Citation: SZTKA v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1294

Appeal from: SZTKA v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2014] FCCA 1791

Parties: SZTKA v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION and REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

File number: NSD 797 of 2014

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 27 November 2014

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for protection (class XA) visa – adverse credibility findings made – whether Federal Circuit Court of Australia erred in finding there was no jurisdictional error in respect of Tribunal's review process, credibility findings, reference to policy guidelines, use of country information and limited collection of information to verify appellant's claim

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 36(2)(a), s 36(2)(aa), s 65, s 411, s 415, s 424AA, s 424A(1), s 499

Cases cited: Abebe v Commonwealth [1999] HCA 14; (1999) 197 CLR 510 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v MZYTS [2013] FCAFC 114; (2013) 136 ALD 547 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39; (2009) 83 ALJR 1123 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQRB [2013] FCAFC 33; (2013) 210 FCR 505 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT [2013] FCA 317; (2013) 212 FCR 99 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Ahmed [20015] FCAFC 58; (2005) 143 FCR 314 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB [2004] HCA 32; (2004) 78 ALJR 992 Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Durairajasingham [2000] HCA 1; (2000) 74 ALJR 405 Selvadurai v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 34 ALD 347 SZTKA v Minister for Immigration [2014] FCCA 1791 SZTFP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1236 WAEH of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 364 Zubair v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 248; (2004) 139 FCR 344