Applicant A101/2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 556

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Applicant A101/2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 556

MIGRATION – persecution for political opinion – laws of general application – whether discriminatory in operation MIGRATION – procedural fairness – no opportunity to comment on information adverse to the authenticity of documents presented to the Tribunal

Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)

Applicant A v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1997) 190 CLR 225 considered Chen Shi Hai v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2000) 201 CLR 293 applied Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 197 ALR 389 cited Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 cited NARV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 203 ALR 495 cited Paramananthan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 94 FCR 28 considered Plaintiff S157/2002 v The Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476 cited Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 cited VHAP v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 82 cited WACO v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 171 cited WAEZ of 2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 341 cited

APPLICANT A101/2003 v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS, L NICHOLLS, MEMBER, REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL & PRINCIPAL MEMBER, REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL No S 677 of 2003 FINN J ADELAIDE 6 MAY 2004

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY S 677 OF 2003

BETWEEN: APPLICANT A101/2003

APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

FIRST RESPONDENT

L NICHOLLS, MEMBER, REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL