SZSHO v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

SZSHO
v
MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION & ANOR
[2014] HCASL 191
S118/2014

The applicant, a Sri Lankan citizen and a Tamil, seeks special leave to appeal against orders of a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia (Jagot J) dismissing an appeal against orders of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The Federal Circuit Court (Judge Raphael) dismissed the applicant's application for judicial review of a decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal affirming a decision by a delegate of the first respondent not to grant the applicant a Protection (Class XA) visa.
As the applicant is unrepresented, the application falls to be dealt with under r 41.10 of the High Court Rules 2004.
There is no reason to doubt the correctness of the conclusions reached by the courts below. An appeal to this Court would enjoy no prospects of success.
Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

K.M. Hayne
15 October 2014 S.M. Crennan

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In the case of SZSHO v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the applicant, a Sri Lankan citizen and a Tamil, sought special leave to appeal against the orders of the Federal Court of Australia, delivered by Justice Jagot. This appeal was in response to the decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, presided over by Judge Raphael, which dismissed the applicant's application for judicial review of a decision made by the Refugee Review Tribunal. The Tribunal had upheld a decision by a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection not to grant the applicant a Protection (Class XA) visa. The applicant, unrepresented, submitted the application under rule 41.10 of the High Court Rules 2004. The primary issue before the court was whether the applicant's appeal had any prospects of success, considering the correctness of the conclusions reached by the lower courts.

The court considered the merits of the appeal, focusing on the correctness of the lower courts' decisions. It was noted that there was no evidence suggesting that the conclusions reached by the Federal Circuit Court and the Federal Court were incorrect. The court evaluated the legal principles applied by the lower courts and found no grounds to doubt their reasoning or findings. The applicant's arguments, as presented, did not present any new evidence or legal arguments that would likely alter the outcome of the case.

Given the evaluation, the court concluded that the appeal had no prospects of success. Therefore, the application for special leave to appeal was dismissed. The court directed the Registrar to draft, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application, as per rule 41.10.5 of the High Court Rules 2004. This decision was made by Justices Hayne and Crennan on October 15, 2014.

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