Sun v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1760

Sun v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1760

The application failed because there was no material demonstrating actual bias by the Tribunal member and there was abundant evidence upon which the Tribunal could find that the applicant did not have a well-founded fear of persecution, including her prior departures from China without difficulty, lack of previous problems with Chinese authorities, and findings about her commitment to and profile in Falun Gong.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 December 2001
Procedural Posture
Application for Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of a Protection Visa / Final Hearing; Applicant Did Not Appear
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs; applicant granted liberty to apply pursuant to Order 35 Rule 7(2)(a) of the Federal Court Rules.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'falun Gong' 'actual Bias' 'no Evidence Ground' 'well Founded Fear of Persecution']
['immigration' 'administrative Law' 'refugee Law'] ['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'falun Gong' 'actual Bias' 'no Evidence Ground' 'well Founded Fear of Persecution']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of a Protection Visa / Final Hearing; Applicant Did Not Appear

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal decision was induced or affected by actual bias.' "Whether there was no evidence or other material to justify the making of the Tribunal's decision." "Whether the applicant's application for review should be dismissed where no viable review ground was made out and the applicant did not appear."]

Ratio Decidendi

The application failed because there was no material demonstrating actual bias by the Tribunal member and there was abundant evidence upon which the Tribunal could find that the applicant did not have a well-founded fear of persecution, including her prior departures from China without difficulty, lack of previous problems with Chinese authorities, and findings about her commitment to and profile in Falun Gong.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs; applicant granted liberty to apply pursuant to Order 35 Rule 7(2)(a) of the Federal Court Rules.

Orders

  • ['The Application be dismissed.' "The Applicant to pay the Respondent's costs of the Application." 'The Applicant to have liberty to apply pursuant to Order 35 Rule 7(2)(a) of the Federal Court Rules.']