Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Migration Act - non-citizens' arrival at airport without entry permits - claims to be refugees - refusal of entry permits - applications for refugee status refused - whether decisions to refuse refugee status made under Migration Act - whether making of recommendations by Determination of Refugee Status Committee is conduct engaged in for the purpose of the making of decisions under Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act - nature of discretion involved in issue of entry permits - whether definition of "refugee" in Article 1A of Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees incorporated into Migration Act - whether application
of definition involved errors of law.
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 Cth): ss.3,5,6.
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1951 (U.N.): Article IA.
Migration Act 1958(Cth):ss. 6,6A,36A.
No. G 287 of 1987
No. G 288 of 1987 No. G 289 of 1987 No. G 290 of 1987
PREMANAERTHAN THERESA GUNALEELA & ORS v. THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS & ORS
Sweeney, Lockhart and Gummow JJ, Sydney 21 August 1987
2 ANC 87
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IN_THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA)
) NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY)
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No. G 287 of 1987 No. G 288 of 1987 No. G 289 of 1987 No. G 290 of 1987
ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE
OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA BETWEEN: PREMANAERTHAN THERESA GUNALEELA First Appellant ANTHONY KARUNAKARAN Second Appellant CHELLIAH GUNARANJI Third Appellant BEVANY SUNDARALINGAN Fourth Appellant AND: THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS; First Respondent BRUCE WILLIAM SANT; Second Respondent JOHN JOSEPH DAVIDSON; Third Respondent IAN ROBERT GLOVER Fourth Respondent MINUTES OF ORDER
JUDGES MAKING ORDER
DATE OF ORDER
WHERE MADE
Sydney
Sweeney, Lockhart and Gummow JJ.
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