BOH17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 573

Federal Court of Australia

BOH17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 573 Appeal from: BOH17 v Minister for Immigration [2020] FCCA 1519

File number: NSD 780 of 2020

Judgment of: PERRAM J

Date of judgment: 6 June 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from decision of Federal Circuit Court of Australia dismissing judicial review application – where Administrative Appeals Tribunal ('Tribunal') affirmed decision of Minister's delegate to refuse to grant protection visa – whether Tribunal made unwarranted assumptions – whether unwarranted assumptions instantiation of rationality ground of review – whether Tribunal failed to provide Appellant with 'information' under s 424A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 424A

Cases cited: Barca v The Queen (1975) 133 CLR 82 BZD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 94; 263 FCR 292 DAO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 2; 258 FCR 175 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Sabharwal [2018] FCAFC 160 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; 264 CLR 541 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs v JSMJ [2023] FCAFC 77 Peacock v The King (1911) 13 CLR 619 R v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35; 258 CLR 308 SZBYR v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 26; 81 ALJR 1190 WAGO of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 437; 194 ALR 676