Bhasani v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1773

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Bhasani v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1773

migration – Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 476 – review of decision of Refugee Review Tribunal – failure to observe procedures – whether Tribunal failed to give applicant particulars of any information that the Tribunal considered would be the reason, or part of the reason, for affirming the decision under review – two phone calls to the Department which alleged that the application was not made bona fide – error of law – whether the Tribunal failed to consider that the applicant could be persecuted by reason of his membership of a particular social group – applicant a member of a prominent political family in Bangladesh – whether the Tribunal failed to consider the cumulative effect of possible grounds of persecution Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 424A, 476 Naing v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 344, followed Tin v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1109, cited Dowlat Khan v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1478, cited Hellman v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 645, cited ABU NASIM PARVES BHASANI v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS N 883 of 2000 BRANSON J SYDNEY 8 DECEMBER 2000

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N883 of 2000

BETWEEN: ABU NASIM PARVES BHASANI

APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: BRANSON J

DATE OF ORDER: 8 DECEMBER 2000

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal be affirmed. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA