1511841 (Refugee)

The applicant, who arrived in Australia in December 2012, sought a Protection visa. The dispute concerned whether the applicant met the criteria for such a visa, specifically under the refugee convention. The decision reviewed was made by a member of the Tribunal.

The legal issues before the Tribunal were whether the applicant had a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of political opinion, religion, or membership of a particular social group, and whether such persecution would involve serious harm and systematic or discriminatory conduct, as required by the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth) and the Refugee Convention.

The Tribunal affirmed the decision not to grant the visa. The applicant claimed persecution due to his father's political involvement with the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), his own support for religious tolerance and attendance at Hindu religious events, and his knowledge of police corruption and extortion. However, the Tribunal found that the applicant had not established a well-founded fear of persecution for any of the claimed reasons. The evidence did not demonstrate that the alleged threats from the Purba Banglar party or the actions of local authorities met the threshold of persecution involving serious harm and systematic or discriminatory conduct, or that the applicant's imputed political opinion or religious beliefs were the real or imputed reason for the alleged harm. Furthermore, the Tribunal did not find that the applicant qualified as a member of a particular social group based on his alleged knowledge of police corruption.