Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Agyei v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 481
DANIEL KWASI AGYEI v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS VG 95 OF 1997 DANIEL KWASI AGYEI v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS V 489 OF 2000 NORTH J 22 MARCH 2001 MELBOURNE
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VG 95 OF 1997
V 489 OF 2000
BETWEEN: DANIEL KWASI AGYEI
APPLICANT
AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
RESPONDENT
JUDGE: NORTH J
DATE OF ORDER: 22 MARCH 2001
WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE
THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The applications are dismissed. 2. The applicant is to pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to each of the applications.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VG 95 OF 1997
V 489 OF 2000
BETWEEN: DANIEL KWASI AGYEI
APPLICANT
AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
RESPONDENT
JUDGE: NORTH J
DATE: 22 MARCH 2001
PLACE: MELBOURNE
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
introduction 1 Before the Court are two separate applications by Mr Agyei, the applicant, to review two decisions of the Refugee Review Tribunal (the Tribunal). The first decision was made on 4 February 1997 by Mr Gilbert constituting the Tribunal (the first decision), and the second decision was made on 23 May 2000 by Ms Wood constituting the Tribunal (the second decision). Each decision affirmed the decision of the delegate of the respondent, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs to refuse the applicant a protection visa.
background and claims 2 The applicant is a national of Ghana who arrived in Australia on 15 June 1991. He comes from Dhormaa Ahenkro and is a member of a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Dhormaa Ahenkro; the congregation numbered about 100. On 14 June 1989, the Jehovah's Witnesses Church was banned in Ghana. The applicant's claim before the Tribunal was that he was arrested on 20 June 1989 with 60 other followers of the Jehovah's Witnesses Church. He claimed that he escaped from detention on 4 March 1991 with the help of an army officer. 3 In November 1991 the ban on the Jehovah's Witnesses Church was lifted. The applicant's claim is based on his alleged fear of persecution by reason of his religion and his escape from detention.
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