Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hanna v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 63
MASOUD NAGIB GIRGIS HANNA V MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
NG 1333 of 2000
WILCOX, WEINBERG AND STONE JJ 12 FEBRUARY 2001 SYDNEY
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NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 1333 of 2000 BETWEEN: MASOUD NAGIB GIRGIS HANNA APPELLANT AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS RESPONDENT JUDGE: WILCOX, WEINBERG AND STONE JJ
DATE OF ORDER: 12 FEBRUARY 2001 WHERE MADE; SYDNEY
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The appeal be dismissed. 2. The appellant pay the respondent's costs.
Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
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NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 1333 of 2000 BETWEEN: MASOUD NAGIB GIRGIS HANNA APPELANT AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS RESPONDENT JUDGE: WILCOX, WEINBERG AND STONE JJ DATE: 12 FEBRUARY 2001 PLACE: SYDNEY REASONS FOR JUDGMENT THE COURT: ,
1. This is an appeal against a decision of a Judge of the Court (Moore J) dismissing an application for judicial review of a decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal. The Tribunal affirmed a decision of a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, the respondent to this appeal, to refuse to grant a protection visa to
the appellant, Masoud Nagib Girgis Hanna.
2. Mr Hanna is an Egyptian national who' entered Australia in November 1999. He immediately applied for a protection visa. The basis of his claim was his activities in
Egypt and his religion. He is a Coptic Christian.
3. Mr Hanna told the Tribunal he had agreed in 1984 to act on behalf of Egyptian government intelligence services in spying on Islamic groups. He said that, as a result, he became a target of the groups. After two unsuccessful attempts on his life, he left Egypt in 1987 for Greece, where he remained (apart from one brief return to Egypt) until late 1993. He claimed that, upon his return to Egypt in 1993, he was arrested and detained for a month, during which time he was tortured. Some months after his release, the appellant
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