BDA17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 131

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BDA17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 131 Appeal from: BDA17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCCA 1249

File number: WAD 307 of 2019

Judge: JACKSON J

Date of judgment: 14 February 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION - appeal - judicial review of decision of Immigration Assessment Authority - reasonableness of appellant relocating to Kabul - whether Authority engaged in active intellectual process - appeal dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5H, 5J, 36, 65

Cases cited: AHK16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 106; (2018) 161 ALD 457 AH (Sudan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] UKHL 49; (2008) 1 AC 678 AYY17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 89; (2018) 261 FCR 503 Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 107; (2017) 252 FCR 352 CIT17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 150; (2018) 265 FCR 572 DFE16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 177; (2018) 265 FCR 57 Gladstone Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd v Wills (1984) 6 FCR 496 Ibrahim v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 89 Januzi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] UKHL 5; (2006) 2 AC 426 Minister for Home Affairs v Omar [2019] FCAFC 188; (2019) 373 ALR 569 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v DZU16 [2018] FCAFC 32; (2018) 253 FCR 526 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSCA [2014] HCA 45; (2014) 254 CLR 317 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 MZACX v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 1212; (2016) 161 ALD 73 MZANX v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 307 MZYPW v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCAFC 99; (2012) 289 ALR 541 NABE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263; (2004) 144 FCR 1 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; (2018) 264 CLR 217 Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437 SZATV v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 40; (2007) 233 CLR 18 SZBJI v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCA 216 SZMCD v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCAFC 46; (2009) 174 FCR 46