Ansit, Letecia v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1998] FCA 1454

Ansit, Letecia v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1998] FCA 1454

The application was dismissed because the Court saw no error of law in the Tribunal member's approach, the applicant was unable to identify any error of law, and scrutiny of the file disclosed no basis for thinking there was any ground of review. The request for an adjournment was refused.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 November 1998
Procedural Posture
Application for Review of a Decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal / Extempore Reasons for Judgment
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'error of Law' "refugees' Convention" 'adjournment' 'costs']
['administrative Law' 'immigration Law' 'refugee Law'] ['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'error of Law' "refugees' Convention" 'adjournment' 'costs']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Review of a Decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal / Extempore Reasons for Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal's decision involved an error of law." 'Whether the applicant should be granted an adjournment to obtain legal advice.']

Ratio Decidendi

The application was dismissed because the Court saw no error of law in the Tribunal member's approach, the applicant was unable to identify any error of law, and scrutiny of the file disclosed no basis for thinking there was any ground of review. The request for an adjournment was refused.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed with costs.']