Ram v The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs and the Refugee Review Tribunal [1995] FCA 433

Federal Court of Australia

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IMMIGRATION - refugee status - construction of the words of the Convention embraced by s. 4 of the Migration Act 1958 - "persecuted" - "for reasons of ... membership of a particular social group" - whether "wealthy Sikhs" or "villagers returned to the Punjab from a foreign country with money" formed a particular social group - approach to construction of the Convention - reference to Canadian authorities. WORDS & PHRASES - "persecuted" - "particular social group". Migration Act 1958, s. 4 Morato v. Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 39 FCR 401 Chan Yee Kin v. Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379 Attorney-General of Canada v. Ward (1993) 103 DLR (4th) 1 Kwong Hung Chan v. The Minister of Employment and Immigration (1993) 3 FC 675 Xin-Chang Zhang v. Slattery (unreported, U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit, Miner and Jacobs JJ., 19 May 1995) Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias (1992) 502 U.S. 478 KULDIP RAM v. THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND THE REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL SG 17 of 1995 Burchett, O'Loughlin and Nicholson JJ. Adelaide 27 June 1995

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA) ) SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT REGISTRY ) SG 17 of 1995 ) GENERAL DIVISION )

ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: KULDIP RAM Appellant

AND: THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND THE REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL Respondents CORAM: Burchett, O'Loughlin and Nicholson JJ. PLACE: Adelaide DATE : 27 June 1995 ORDER OF THE COURT

THE COURT ORDERS that the appeal be dismissed with costs. NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA) ) SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT REGISTRY ) SG 17 of 1995 ) GENERAL DIVISION )

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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA) ) SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT REGISTRY ) SG 17 of 1995 ) GENERAL DIVISION )

ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: KULDIP RAM Appellant

AND: THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND THE REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL Respondents CORAM: Burchett, O'Loughlin and Nicholson JJ. PLACE: Adelaide DATE : 27 June 1995 ORDER OF THE COURT

THE COURT ORDERS that the appeal be dismissed with costs. NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA) ) SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT REGISTRY ) SG 17 of 1995 ) GENERAL DIVISION )

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