NAMM of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 1106

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NAMM of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 1106 MIGRATION – judicial review – protection visa – appeal from decision of Refugee Review Tribunal – RRT affirmed decision of Minister's delegate to refuse protection visa – privative clause decision – applicants citizens of Russia – claimed to fear persecution if returned to Russia – RRT disbelieved many of the applicants' claims – whether jurisdictional unreasonableness – whether RRT failed to take into account relevant circumstances – no reviewable error

Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 36, 65, 474, 476(2)(b)

Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 considered BC v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1669 considered BC v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 221 referred to R v Connell; Ex parte Hetton Bellbird Collieries Ltd (1944) 69 CLR 407 referred to Buck v Bavone (1976) 135 CLR 110 referred to Gamaethige v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 109 FCR 424 considered Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Guo (1997) 191 CLR 559 applied Randhawa v Minister for Local Government & Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437 applied Selvadurai v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1994) 34 ALD 347 applied Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Durairajasingham (1999) 168 ALR 407 applied NAAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 228 followed NAAP v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 805 applied NAMM & ANOR v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS N 617 OF 2002 HELY J 10 SEPTEMBER 2002 SYDNEY

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