Khoury v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 733

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Khoury v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 733 MIGRATION - protection visa - Refugee Review Tribunal ("the Tribunal") refused protection visas to applicants - applicants Palestinians of Lebanese nationality - whether Tribunal failed to adequately address whether Lebanon could provide effective protection to applicants - whether claims were considered "cumulatively". Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 430(1), s 476(1)(e) Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437 applied Abebe v Commonwealth of Australia (1999) 162 ALR 1 referred Paramananthan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 160 ALR 24 distinguished Koe v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1997) 143 ALR 695 referred Luu v Renevier (1989) 91 ALR 39 referred Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 referred MOUNIR BECHARA KHOURY & ORS v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS VG 657 of 1996 FINN J 2 JUNE 2000 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VG 657 OF 1996

BETWEEN: MOUNIR BECHARA KHOURY

FIRST APPLICANT

FAYZA MOUNIR KHOURY

SECOND APPLICANT

HANI KHOURY

THIRD APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND

MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: FINN J

DATE OF ORDER: 2 JUNE 2000

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. the application be dismissed. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VG 657 OF 1996

BETWEEN: MOUNIR BECHARA KHOURY

FIRST APPLICANT