SZAHM v MIMIA

[2005] HCATrans 85

[2005] HCATrans 085

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S184 of 2004

B e t w e e n -

SZAHM

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

Publication of reasons and pronouncement of orders

McHUGH J
HEYDON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 3 MARCH 2005, AT 9.41 AM

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McHUGH J:   The applicant is a Bangladeshi claiming to fear political persecution.  The Refugee Review Tribunal rejected that claim on the grounds that it was insufficiently supported in detail (which the applicant, despite requests, failed to provide) and that the applicant's political opponents were no longer likely to persecute him since his party had become the government, which would give him adequate protection.

The Federal Magistrates Court rejected an application for judicial review because no jurisdictional error was identified. 

The Federal Court dismissed an appeal on similar grounds. 

The applicant's application for special leave to appeal does not identify any arguable jurisdictional error on the part of the Tribunal, or any error in the Federal Court's reasoning.

The application is dismissed with costs.

Pursuant to rule 41.11.1 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order that the application is dismissed with costs.

AT 9.42 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED