Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
MZZAT v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 791 Citation: MZZAT v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 791
Appeal from: MZZAT v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2013] FCCA 308
Parties: MZZAT v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP and REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL
File number: VID 453 of 2013
Judge: DODDS-STREETON J
Date of judgment: 9 August 2013
Catchwords: MIGRATION – appellant claimed to have a well-founded fear of persecution in Sri Lanka by reason of his political profile and association with the United National Party – appellant denied the accuracy of country information on which the Tribunal relied but did not specify other information – allegation of bias not made out – Tribunal did not misinterpret or misapply the complementary protection criterion
Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) sub-ss 36(2)(a), 36(2)(aa) and 36(2A) The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951, as amended by the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31 January 1967 ("Refugees Convention")
Cases cited: SZHMJ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and Another [2007] FCA 102 VFAB v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 872
Date of hearing: 6 August 2013
Date of last submissions: 6 August 2013
Place: Melbourne
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 38
Counsel for the Appellant: The appellant appeared in person assisted by an interpreter
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