SZBDK v MIMIA

[2005] HCATrans 812

[2005] HCATrans 812

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S271 of 2005

B e t w e e n -

SZBDK

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

Publication of reasons and pronouncement of orders

HAYNE J
CALLINAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2005, AT 9.18 AM

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HAYNE J:   A delegate of the respondent refused the applicant, who is a citizen of India, a protection visa.  That refusal was affirmed by the Refugee Review Tribunal on the ground that the applicant’s claims were contradictory and not credible, and that there was no basis for concluding that he had a well-founded fear of persecution for any Convention reason.  Neither a Federal Magistrate nor a judge of the Federal Court exercising the appellate jurisdiction of the Court was able to detect any jurisdictional error on the part of the Refugee Review Tribunal. 

The application to this Court is for special leave to appeal against the judgment of the Federal Court dismissing the applicant’s appeal to it.  There is no reason to doubt the correctness of the decision of the Federal Court that no appealable error has been shown, and accordingly the application must be dismissed. 

Because the applicant is unrepresented, the application falls to be dealt with in accordance with rule 41.10 of the High Court Rules 2004. Pursuant to rule 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application. I publish that disposition.

AT 9.19 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED