Sabaratnasingam v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 261

Sabaratnasingam v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 261

The appeal failed because the alleged facts relied on for the no evidence ground were not facts on which the Tribunal based its decision, or were not critical to it: the material point was that no harm had been inflicted after the questioning and that the Colombo raids caused no harm of the kind claimed. The question of internal relocation did not arise because the Tribunal had not found a well-founded fear of persecution in Jaffna. The Tribunal was entitled to assess what would happen if the appellant and his wife returned via or to Colombo and to find no real chance of persecution. On the claims made, it was unnecessary for the Tribunal to consider extortion, and no error of law...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 March 2000
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal Concerning Refusal of Protection Visas and Refugee Status / Appeal From a Judge of the Federal Court Dismissing an Application Under S 476 of the Migration Act 1958 for Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visas' 'refugees Convention' 'well Founded Fear of Persecution' 'no Evidence Ground' 'internal Relocation' 'persecution' 'convention Reason']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'refugee Law'] ['protection Visas' 'refugees Convention' 'well Founded Fear of Persecution' 'no Evidence Ground' 'internal Relocation' 'persecution' 'convention Reason']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal Concerning Refusal of Protection Visas and Refugee Status / Appeal From a Judge of the Federal Court Dismissing an Application Under S 476 of the Migration Act 1958 for Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether there was no evidence or other material to justify the Tribunal's decision under s 476(1)(g) of the Migration Act 1958." 'Whether the Tribunal based its decision on an implied finding that questioning about RRRR was by Sri Lankan security forces.' 'Whether the Tribunal based its decision on a mistaken finding that the appellant and his wife spent a bit less than a year in Colombo.' 'Whether the Tribunal erred in law concerning internal relocation to Colombo.' 'Whether the Tribunal erred by failing to consider emotional harm or extortion as persecution.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal failed because the alleged facts relied on for the no evidence ground were not facts on which the Tribunal based its decision, or were not critical to it: the material point was that no harm had been inflicted after the questioning and that the Colombo raids caused no harm of the kind claimed. The question of internal relocation did not arise because the Tribunal had not found a well-founded fear of persecution in Jaffna. The Tribunal was entitled to assess what would happen if the appellant and his wife returned via or to Colombo and to find no real chance of persecution. On the claims made, it was unnecessary for the Tribunal to consider extortion, and no error of law...

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' 'The appellant pay the costs of the respondent.']