Ahmad v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 1028

Federal Court of Australia

Ahmad v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 1028 Review of: Ahmad and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2020] AATA 2882

File number: VID 577 of 2020

Judgment of: BROMBERG J

Date of judgment: 27 August 2021

Catchwords: MIGRATION – judicial review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – whether there was no evidence in support of the Tribunal's finding about the applicant's employment prospects in Lebanon – whether the Tribunal failed to give proper, genuine and realistic consideration to the applicant's employment prospects in Lebanon – whether the Tribunal engaged in illogical or irrational reasoning in respect of the applicant's employment prospects in Lebanon – application dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 501CA(4) and s 501(3A)

Cases cited: Australian Postal Corporation v D'Rozario (2014) 222 FCR 303 Australian Retailers Association v Reserve Bank of Australia (2005) 148 FCR 446 Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 252 FCR 352 Minister for Home Affairs v Omar (2019) 272 FCR 589 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS (2010) 243 CLR 164 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB [2004] HCA 32; (2004) 207 ALR 12 MZZUG v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1151 SZFWB v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] FCA 167 VAAW of 2001 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 202