Nizam v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1199

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Nizam v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1199 MOHAMED HANIFFA MOHAMED NIZAM v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS V51 OF 2000 NORTH J 28 JULY 2000 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 51 OF 2000

BETWEEN: MOHAMED HANIFFA MOHAMED NIZAM

APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: NORTH J

DATE OF ORDER: 28 JULY 2000

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The application be dismissed. 2. The applicant pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to the application. 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 V 51 OF 2000

BETWEEN: MOHAMED HANIFFA MOHAMED NIZAM

APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: NORTH J

DATE: 28 JULY 2000

PLACE: MELBOURNE

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

INTRODUCTION 1 The applicant is a Muslim national of Sri Lanka, born on 24 August 1956. He and his wife and two children arrived in Australia on 23 January 1996. On 17 June 1996 he applied for the grant of a protection visa. On 18 June 1997 a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, the respondent, refused the applicant and his family the protection visas sought. On 26 June 1997 the applicant applied to the Refugee Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) for a review of the decision to refuse him and his family the protection visas. On 14 January 2000 the Tribunal determined to affirm the decision of the delegate. On 10 February 2000 the applicant applied to this Court for a review of the decision of the Tribunal.