EGY18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 796

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

EGY18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 796 Appeal from: EGY18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCCA 1874

File number(s): NSD 1539 of 2019

Judge(s): PERRY J

Date of judgment: 9 June 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION – where Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) affirmed decision not to grant the appellant a safe haven visa – appeal from Federal Circuit Court dismissing application for judicial review of IAA decision – whether IAA failed to consider country information so as to fall into jurisdictional error – principles governing drawing of inferences in context of reasons prepared in accordance with s 473EA, Migration Act – whether IAA required to consider the appellant's risk profile against UNHCR Guidelines – whether IAA failed to assess appellant's claims cumulatively – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25D Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 5H, 5J, 35A, 36(2), Pt 7AA Immigrants and Emigrants Act 1949 (Sri Lanka)

Cases cited: Abebe v Commonwealth [1999] HCA 14; (1999) 197 CLR 510 BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 114 BYA v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 44; (2019) 269 FCR 94 CNC15 v Federal Circuit Court of Australia [2018] FCAFC 204 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 DMI16 v Federal Circuit Court of Australia [2018] FCAFC 95; (2018) 264 FCR 454 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; 77 ALJR 1088 Minister for Home Affairs v HSKJ [2018] FCAFC 217; (2018) 266 FCR 591 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v AMA16 [2017] FCAFC 136; (2017) 254 FCR 534 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v DDK16 [2017] FCAFC 188 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQRB [2013] FCAFC 33; (2013) 210 FCR 505 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Guo [1997] HCA 22; (1997) 191 CLR 559 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Rajalingam [1999] FCA 719; (1999) 93 FCR 220 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323 NABE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263; (2004) 144 FCR 1 NAHI v Minister for Immigration [2004] FCAFC 10 Plaintiff M174/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 16; (2018) 264 CLR 217 Plaintiff M64/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 50; (2015) 258 CLR 173 Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs [1994] FCA 535; (1994) 52 FCR 437 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30; (2003) 77 ALJR 1165 SZTMD v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2105] FCA 150; (2015) 150 ALD 34 SZTZY v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 911