SZFNK v MIMA & Anor

[2007] HCATrans 384

[2007] HCATrans 384

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S457 of 2006

B e t w e e n -

SZFNK

Applicant

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

First Respondent

REFUGEE REVIEW TRIBUNAL

Second Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

Publication of reasons and pronouncement of orders

GUMMOW J
HEYDON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 2 AUGUST 2007, AT 9.39 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

GUMMOW J:   The applicant is a citizen of the People's Republic of China.  He claimed a protection visa on the ground that he was persecuted for political and religious reasons.  A delegate of the first respondent decided to refuse that application.  That decision was upheld by the Refugee Review Tribunal on the ground that the applicant's claims were insufficiently specific.  The Federal Magistrates Court (Lloyd-Jones FM) refused an application for judicial review.  The Federal Court of Australia (Madgwick J) dismissed an appeal.

The papers filed in support of the applicant's application for special leave to appeal to this Court are vague, pro forma and unrelated to the precise reasoning of the courts below.  An appeal would have no prospects of success.  The application is dismissed.

Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application for special leave and I publish the disposition signed by Justice Heydon and myself.

AT 9.40 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED