BXA18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 739

Federal Court of Australia

BXA18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 739 Appeal from: BXA18 v Minister for Immigration and Anor [2020] FCCA 1634

File number(s): VID 451 of 2020

Judgment of: HESPE J

Date of judgment: 3 July 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – refusal of application for protection visa – whether decision of Tribunal affected by jurisdictional error – whether Tribunal fell into jurisdictional error in making adverse credibility finding against appellant

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 36, 65, 424A, 430

Cases cited: ARK16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 825 CGA15 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 46; (2019) 268 FCR 362 CQG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 146; (2016) 253 FCR 496 Fualau v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 11 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZGUR [2011] HCA 1; (2011) 241 CLR 594 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21; (1999) 197 CLR 611 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] HCA 17; (2021) 273 CLR 506 MZZZW v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 133; (2015) 328 ALR 433 Plaintiff M1/2021 v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 17; (2022) 400 ALR 417 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Durairajasingham [2000] HCA 1; (2000) 74 ALJR 405 Tohi v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 125 WAIJ v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 74; (2004) 80 ALD 568