Lawson v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 351

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Lawson v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 351

IMMIGRATION LAW – protection visa - review of a decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal –- whether the Tribunal relied on mistaken finding of fact – whether the Tribunal ignored evidence of the applicant's medical condition – whether the Tribunal misapplied the 'well- founded fear of persecution' test – whether the Tribunal failed to set out its findings of fact – whether the Tribunal failed to conduct a fresh review of the application – whether the Tribunal failed to give 'proper, genuine and realistic consideration' to the applicant's claim Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 427(1), 476(1)

Paramanthan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 160 ALR 24 referred to

Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Cassim [2000] HCA 50, (2000) 175 ALR 209 followed

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Singh [2000] FCA 845,(2000) 98 FCR 946 applied

Anthonypillai v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1368 cited

Kopalapillai v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 86 FCR 547 referred to

EKOW LAWSON v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS V 474 OF 2000 MARSHALL J MELBOURNE 7 MARCH 2001

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 474 OF 2000

BETWEEN: EKOW LAWSON

APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: MARSHALL J

DATE OF ORDER: 7 MARCH 2001

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The application be dismissed. 2. The applicant pay the respondent's costs, including the reserved costs, if any. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.