1707822 (Refugee)

The applicant, a single mother and divorced woman, sought a protection visa, claiming she would face harm if returned to Indonesia due to post-election political unrest and her status as a divorced woman with sole custody of her child. She alleged she was prevented from taking her child overseas and that her information provided to the Department was inconsistent and inaccurate, raising credibility issues. The Minister had intervened in the decision-making process.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the applicant had demonstrated a real chance of suffering significant harm, as defined by the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth), if returned to Indonesia. This involved assessing the credibility of her claims regarding political unrest, her personal circumstances as a divorced single mother, and the alleged prevention from leaving the country with her child. The court also considered whether she faced a risk of being a "failed asylum seeker" in a broader sense, although the primary focus remained on the risk of harm in Indonesia.

The court affirmed the decision under review, finding that the applicant had failed to demonstrate a real chance of suffering significant harm. It was not persuaded by her claims of political unrest posing a direct threat to her safety. Furthermore, the court found no evidence to support her assertion that she would face economic harm or that her personal circumstances as a divorced woman with sole custody would place her at risk of significant harm in Indonesia. The court concluded that the applicant had not met the threshold for protection under the relevant provisions of the *Migration Act*.