Lazarov, Vladimir Emilov & Anor v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1997] FCA 428

CATCHWORDS

IMMIGRATION - Refugees - Bulgarian man married to Cambodian woman - Husband's fear of persecution in Bulgaria for political reasons - Husband's fear of wife's persecution in Bulgaria because Asian - Wife's fear of husband's persecution in Cambodia because of perceived wealth as Westerner - Relevance of country of nationality in determining refugee status - Relevance of membership of family unit in determining refugee status - Whether husband likely to suffer persecution in Cambodia by reason of being member of particular social group. Chan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379 Ram v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1995) 57 FCR 565 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu (1996) 185 CLR 259

VLADIMIR EMILOV LAZAROV and PUTHAROTH SAM v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS VG 686 of 1996 COURT: Sundberg J PLACE: Melbourne DATE: 23 May 1997

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No VG 686 of 1996 GENERAL DIVISION ) BETWEEN: VLADIMIR EMILOV LAZAROV Firstnamed Applicant and PUTHAROTH SAM Secondnamed Applicant AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS Respondent COURT: Sundberg J DATE: 23 May 1997 PLACE: Melbourne MINUTES OF ORDER The Court orders that: 1. The application be dismissed. 2. The applicants pay the respondent's taxed costs of the application. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.