Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs & Anor v Singh, Surjit [1997] FCA 354

CATCHWORDS

MIGRATION - Refugees - Well-founded fear of persecution - Obligation of Refugee Review Tribunal to make inquiries.

Migration Act 1958, ss36, 353, 363(1)(d), 420, 427(1)(d), 476 Migration Reform Act 1992, s39

Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Mohinder Singh (1997) 142 ALR 191 Applicant A v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 142 ALR 331 Raj v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, 18 July 1996) Prasad v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1985) 6 FCR 155 Luu v Renevier (1989) 91 ALR 39 Tickner v Bropho (1993) 40 FCR 183 Teoh v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 49 FCR 409 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995) 183 CLR 273 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Daphne Teoh (1995) 57 FCR 194 Dai v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, 18 September 1996 Sarbjit Singh v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, 18 October 1996) Velmurugu v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, 23 May 1996) Wannakuwattewa v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, 24 June 1996) Zakinov v Gibson (unreported, 26 July 1996)

Eshetu v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, 31 January 1997) Ma v J Billings (1996) 142 ALR 158 Dai v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, 17 April 1997) Mohideen v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, 17 April 1997)

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS and REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL v SURJIT SINGH SG 51 of 1996

COURT: Black CJ, Lee, von Doussa, Sundberg and Mansfield JJ PLACE: Adelaide DATE: 7 May 1997

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No SG 51 of 1996 GENERAL DIVISION ) BETWEEN: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS and REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL Appellants AND: SURJIT SINGH Respondent