Sameh v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 875

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Sameh v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 875 MIGRATION - application for a protection visa - judicial review of decision of Refugee Review Tribunal - whether applicant has "effective protection" in a third country - whether necessary for third country to be party to Refugee Convention to accord "effective protection". Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 5(1), 36, 415(1), 430(1)(c), 475(1)(b), 476(1)(e), 476(1)(g), 476(4)(b), 486 Migration Regulations (Cth) Sch 2 Saket v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 301 (Whitlam J; unreported; 25 March 1999), cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Thiyagarajah (1997) 80 FCR 543, cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Rajendran (Mansfield J; unreported; 4 May 1998), cited Rajendran v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (von Doussa, O'Loughlin and Finn JJ; unreported; 4 September 1998), cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Gnanapiragasam (Weinberg J; unreported; 25 September 1998), cited Al-Sallal v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 369 (Katz J; unreported; 8 April 1999), followed R v Home Secretary; Ex parte Gashi (English Court of Appeal, Evans, Thorpe and Buxton LJJ; unreported; 25 March 1999), discussed Kerrouche v Home Secretary [1997] Imm AR 610 (CA), discussed Iyadurai v Home Secretary [1998] Imm AR 470 (CA), discussed ATTALAH ALI MOHAMMAD JABER SAMEH v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MUTLITCULTURAL AFFAIRS N 204 OF 1999 KATZ J SYDNEY 30 JUNE 1999

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 204 OF 1999

BETWEEN: ATTALAH ALI MOHAMMAD JABER SAMEH

Applicant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS