SZJGL v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[2008] HCASL 509

SZJGL
v
MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP & ANOR
[2008] HCASL 509
S305/2008

1. The applicant is a citizen of Pakistan.  A delegate of the first respondent refused the applicant's application for a protection visa.  The Refugee Review Tribunal upheld that decision.  The applicant claimed to have been persecuted and discriminated against on political grounds.  The Tribunal found that the applicant was not a credible witness.  It found that some of his claims were belatedly raised.  It found that he lacked the knowledge of political life in Pakistan which would be expected of someone mounting his claims.  It concluded that he had never been persecuted on Convention-related grounds.

2. The Federal Magistrates Court (Nicholls FM) dismissed an application for judicial review.  The Federal Court of Australia (Cowdroy J) dismissed an appeal. 

3. The papers filed by the applicant in support of his application for special leave to appeal to this Court are of a template variety.  For example, the applicant's written case is identical with that filed in SZKUL v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship.  No error in the reasoning of the courts below has been shown.

4. The application is dismissed.

5. Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application for special leave.

   M.D. Kirby  J.D Heydon
   28 August 2008