SZKUL v Minister For Immigration And Citizenship and Anor
[2008] HCASL 508
SZKUL
v
MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP & ANOR
[2008] HCASL 508
S303/2008
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 fear persecution on political grounds in that he was an active member of a particular party and had been appointed president of the youth wing of the Muslim League. The Tribunal found that the applicant provided no evidence to support his claim. It said that his account of his political activities was extremely vague. It found that he did not have a political profile which would have attracted adverse attention. It found that he had not been harmed by reason of any political opinions he held. It reached these conclusions because of the lack of credibility of the applicant as a witness.
The Federal Magistrates Court (Cameron FM) dismissed an application for judicial review. The Federal Court of Australia (Cowdroy J) dismissed an appeal.
The papers filed by the applicant in support of his application to this Court for special leave to appeal do not disclose any question of law in relation to which an appeal, if special leave were granted, might succeed.
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.
M.D. Kirby J.D Heydon
28 August 2008
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