SZTJX v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1360

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZTJX v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1360 Citation: SZTJX v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1360

Appeal from: SZTJX v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2014] FCCA 1876

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

File number: NSD 849 of 2014

Judge: FLICK J

Date of judgment: 12 December 2014

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – procedural fairness – apprehension of bias – requirement that reasonable apprehension be "firmly established" – non-acceptance of claims insufficient MIGRATION – Refugee Review Tribunal – credit findings – obligation for findings to be substantiated – adequacy of reasons MIGRATION – Refugee Review Tribunal – alleged failure to consider claims – adequacy of reasons Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 65

Cases cited: JRL; Ex parte CJL; Re (1986) 161 CLR 342, applied Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZLSP [2010] FCAFC 108, (2010) 187 FCR 362, distinguished Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Shatku [2001] FCA 1857, applied MZYVA v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 50, cited Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437, applied Reece v Webber [2011] FCAFC 33, (2011) 192 FCR 254, applied Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte HB; Re [2001] HCA 34, (2001) 179 ALR 513, applied SZAXY v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 76, applied SZSQS v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 219, cited SZSTN v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 257, applied SZQWV v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCA 817, cited SZTJX v Minister for Immigration and Anor [2014] FCCA 1876, affirmed