BOX16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCA 801

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BOX16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCA 801 Appeal from: BOX16 v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2018] FCCA 2910

File number: NSD 1998 of 2018

Judge: WIGNEY J

Date of judgment: 11 June 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia – where primary judge dismissed judicial review application of decision of Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) – whether AAT had an obligation to call witnesses under s 426 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – whether AAT acted unreasonably in not calling witnesses – whether not calling the witnesses corroborated the appellant's evidence such that adverse credibility finding was legally unreasonable – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36, 36(2), 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa), 424, 424A, 424AA, 425, 425A, 426, 426(1), 426(2), 426(3), 427(1)(a), 428(2), 429A Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) Sch 2 cl 866.221

Cases cited: AYX17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 262 FCR 317; [2018] FCAFC 103 BTF15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) 69 AAR 376; [2016] FCA 647 CQG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) 253 FCR 496; [2016] FCAFC 146 CZBH v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 1023 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Maltsin (2005) 88 ALD 304; [2005] FCAFC 118 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611; [2010] FCA 16 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT (2013) 212 FCR 99; [2013] FCA 317 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 (2003) 77 ALJR 1165; [2003] HCA 30 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S154/2002 (2003) 201 ALR 437; [2003] HCA 60 SZSHV v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 253 SZUIJ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 1574 SZVAP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 233 FCR 451; [2015] FCA 1089 SZVBB v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1414 SZWCO v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 51 W360/01A v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2002) 124 FCR 449; [2002] FCAFC 211 VJAF v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 178