Paramanathan, Kirushantan v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1998] FCA 517

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA IMMIGRATION - Application for reviw of decision of Refugee Review Tribunal affirming decision to refuse protection visa - Sri Lanka - whether young Tamil at risk of persecution by Sri Lankan forces or LTTE - whether reasonable to expect Tamil to live in Colombo - what is persecution - whether error in approach. Migration Act 1958 (Cth) - ss 430, 476 Refugees' Convention - Article 1A(2) Applicant A v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1997) 142 ALR 311 Cases N97/175 and N97/19852 Cases V97/06157 and N97/20814 Chan Yee Kin v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379 Durairajasingham v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (Davies J, 11 November 1997); Kopalapillai v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (Merkel J, 24 December 1997). Muralidharan v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1996) 62 FCR 402 Navaratne v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (Tamberlin J, 1 August 1997 ); Ram v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1995) 130 ALR 314, In R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Sivakumaran [1988] AC 958 Reg. v Home Secretary Ex parte Robinson (1997) 3 WLR 1162 Sambandan v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (Gray J, 30 June 1997); Thevanathan v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (Sundberg J, 24 December 1997 ) Thirunavukkarasu v Canada (Minister for Employment & Immigration) (1993) 109 DLR (4th) 682 Umerlebee v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (Marshall J, 28 August 1997 ); KIRUSHANTAN PARAMANATHAN v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS NG 53 OF 1998 DAVIES J 15 MAY 1998 SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 53 of 1998

BETWEEN: KIRUSHANTAN PARAMANATHAN

Applicant