Recent Cases

BJO18 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 189 (09 November 2020) (Murphy, O’Callaghan and Snaden JJ)


Catchwords:


MIGRATION – appeal from a decision of the Federal

Circuit Court which dismissed an application for judicial

review of a decision by the Immigration Assessment

Authority (IAA) – whether the primary judge erred by

failing to find that the IAA engaged in irrational or illogical

reasoning in making its findings as to the credibility or

probity of the appellant’s evidence – whether the primary

judge erred by failing to find that the IAA failed to apply

the appropriate predictive test in relation to whether there is

a real chance the appellant will face serious harm on return

to Pakistan – whether the primary judge erred in failing to

provide adequate reasons for the dismissal of the

appellant’s application for judicial review – appeal dismissed