SZFYC v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 1810

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SZFYC v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCA 1810

MIGRATION – whether persecution by police for actual or imputed political opinion – Tribunal finding that acts of extortion were not for a Convention reason is a finding of fact – Tribunal hearing when s 424A was not in force –Tribunal not obliged to put country information to applicant – no error established

Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 415, 417(1), 420, 481 Applicant A & Anor v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs & Anor (1997) 142 ALR 33 Applicants M1015/2003 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1309 Chan Yee Kin v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379 33 Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Guo & Anor (1997) 144 ALR 567 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal (2002) 190 ALR 601 NAOA v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 241 Ram v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs & Anor (1995) 57 FCR 565 Ramirez v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 176 ALR 514 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs: ex parte Cassim (2000) 175 ALR 209 Unal v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 750 V v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1999) 92 FCR 355

SZFYC v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS NSD1536 OF 2005 BENNETT J 13 DECEMBER 2005 SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD1536 OF 2005

ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: SZFYC

APPELLANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS