SZUTE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 231

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZUTE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 231 Citation: SZUTE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 231

Appeal from: Application for leave to appeal: SZUTE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCCA 2927

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

File number(s): NSD 1337 of 2014

Judge(s): GLEESON J

Date of judgment: 17 March 2015

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for leave to appeal – where application for judicial review of Refugee Review Tribunal decision dismissed – where Tribunal made adverse credibility findings – where applicant provided documents supporting claim to Tribunal – whether the Tribunal erred in relation to the applicant's involvement in politics in Bangladesh – whether the Tribunal erred in giving documents no weight – no jurisdictional error identified – application refused

Legislation: Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth), r 44.12 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 24(1A) Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 36(2)

Cases cited: Abebe v Commonwealth [1999] HCA 14 at [197]; (1999) 197 CLR 510 Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Australian Industrial Relations Commission [2000] HCA 47; (2000) 203 CLR 194 Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc [1991] FCA 655; (1991) 33 FCR 397 Eltran Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation [1988] FCA 398; (1988) 32 FCR 195 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1572; (2000) 104 FCR 564 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS [2010] HCA 48; (2010) 243 CLR 164 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZNSP [2010] FCAFC 50; (2010) 184 FCR 485 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21; (1999) 197 CLR 611 Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Jia [2001] HCA 17; (2001) 205 CLR 507 MZXGP v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 1075 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30; (2003) 198 ALR 59 Russo v Aiello [2003] HCA 53; (2003) 215 CLR 643 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd v Apple Inc [2011] FCAFC 156; (2011) 217 FCR 238 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; (1994) 181 CLR 201 WAJQ v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1580