SZTOR v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection

This case involved the second applicant who sought an extension of time to appeal against a decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The applicants, a family of four, sought protection in Australia claiming they would be harmed in Iran due to their conversion from Islam to Christianity. The Federal Circuit Court found that the applicants' claims were not credible and dismissed their application for protection visas. The applicants sought an extension of time to lodge an appeal against this decision, arguing that the Tribunal had erred in finding their religious conversion was not genuine and that the Court should have considered their children's claims separately. The court held that the Tribunal's decision was not based on jurisdictional error. The court found that the Tribunal was entitled to question the credibility of the applicants' claims and that there was no misunderstanding of the applicants' evidence. The court also found that the children's claims were properly considered as part of the family's application. The application for an extension of time was dismissed, and the applicants were ordered to pay the costs of the application.