SZTGU v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

[2014] HCASL 241

SZTGU

v

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION & ANOR

[2014] HCASL 241
S237/2014

1. The applicant is a citizen of the People's Republic of China.  She applied for a Protection (Class XA) visa on the ground that if she were returned to China she would face persecution by Chinese authorities on account of her religious beliefs.  On 28 September 2012, a delegate of the first respondent refused her application.

2. On 27 August 2013, the Refugee Review Tribunal ("the Tribunal") affirmed the decision of the delegate.  The Tribunal found that the applicant was not a credible witness and did not accept her claims.

3. On 9 May 2014, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Manousaridis J) dismissed an application for judicial review of the Tribunal's decision, holding that the applicant had failed to show that the Tribunal had made any jurisdictional error.

4. On 15 August 2014, the Federal Court of Australia (Perry J) dismissed the applicant's appeal.  Perry J held that none of the applicant's grounds of appeal were made out and that there was no error in the decision of Manousaridis J.

5. The applicant now seeks special leave to appeal to this Court.  The applicant's draft notice of appeal does not disclose any reason to doubt the decision of Perry J.  An appeal to this Court enjoys no prospects of success.  Special leave is refused. 

6. Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

S.M. Kiefel
11 December 2014 P.A. Keane