Altinkilic v Minister for Immigration & Mulitcultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1805

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Altinkilic v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1805

MIGRATION -protection visa - application for order to review decision of Refugee Review Tribunal affirming decision of delegate refusing grant - no question of principle AHMET ALTINKILIC v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS V442 OF 2000 MARSHALL J MELBOURNE 11 DECEMBER 2000

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V442 OF 2000

BETWEEN: AHMET ALTINKILIC

APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: MARSHALL J

DATE OF ORDER: 11 DECEMBER 2000

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The application be dismissed.

2. The applicant pay the respondent's costs, including reserved costs. 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 V442 OF 2000

BETWEEN: AHMET ALTINKILIC

APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: MARSHALL J

DATE: 11 DECEMBER 2000

PLACE: MELBOURNE

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT 1 This is an application by Ahmet Altinkilic for an order to review a decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal ("RRT") that Mr Altinkilic is not entitled to a protection visa. 2 Mr Altinkilic's application for a protection visa was refused by a delegate of the respondent on 19 November 1998. On 9 March 2000, the RRT afforded an oral hearing to Mr Altinkilic. On 10 May 2000, the RRT affirmed the decision of the delegate to refuse to grant Mr Altinkilic a protection visa. 3 In its decision, the RRT made the following findings of fact about Mr Altinkilic: · He arrived in Australia on a genuine Georgian passport.