Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
SZLGK v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2008] FCA 1054
MIGRATION - application for leave to appeal out of time
Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
SZLGK v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP and REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL NSD 593 OF 2008
FRENCH J 14 JULY 2008 SYDNEY
CATCHWORDS IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 593 OF 2008 BETWEEN: SZLGK
Applicant AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP
First Respondent
REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL Second Respondent
JUDGE: FRENCH J DATE OF ORDER: 14 JULY 2008 WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The application for leave to appeal be dismissed.
2. The Applicant pay the Respondent's costs of the application.
Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
CATCHWORDS IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 593 OF 2008 BETWEEN: SZLGK
Applicant AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP
First Respondent
REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL Second Respondent
JUDGE: FRENCH J DATE: 14 JULY 2008 PLACE: SYDNEY REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
This is an application for leave to appeal out of time against a decision of the Federal Magistrates Court given on 12 March 2008 in Sydney. The applicant is a citizen of China. He came to Australia on 28 February 2007 on a business visa. On 22 March 2007 he applied for a protection visa. That application was refused by a delegate of the Minister on 12 April 2007. The applicant sought review of that decision in the Refugee Review Tribunal (the Tribunal). The Tribunal affirmed the delegate's decision on 6 July 2007.
The applicant had contended he was a senior Falun Gong practitioner, that he had practiced Falun Gong since 1998 and had been detained and harassed by authorities because of that association. He said that he left China because of a fear of harm and that he would face persecution if he were to return there. The Tribunal disbelieved him and it is unnecessary to go into its detailed reasons for so doing. It is sufficient to say that it was not
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