Shumilov v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 1; [2002] FCA 36

Shumilov v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 1; [2002] FCA 36

The Full Court found that it was reasonably open for the RRT to interpret the DFAT cable as indicating only a marginal difference in treatment that did not amount to persecution for a Convention reason and found no error of law in the RRT's reasoning; the appeal was dismissed.

Parties
First Appellant: Semyon Shumilov; Second Appellant: Galya Shumilov; Respondent: Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 February 2002
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Full Court Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Error of Law, Protection Visas, Refugee Review Tribunal, Racial Persecution, Interpretation of Evidentiary Material
Migration Judicial Review Error of Law Protection Visas Refugee Review Tribunal Racial Persecution Interpretation of Evidentiary Material

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Parties

Semyon Shumilov

First Appellant

Galya Shumilov

Second Appellant

Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Full Court Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal's decision involved error of law within the meaning of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 476(1)(e)
  2. 2 Whether the RRT failed to consider if motivation for persecution by Uzbekistani police was in part motivated by the applicants' Russian ethnicity

Ratio Decidendi

The Full Court found that it was reasonably open for the RRT to interpret the DFAT cable as indicating only a marginal difference in treatment that did not amount to persecution for a Convention reason and found no error of law in the RRT's reasoning; the appeal was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal be dismissed.
  • The appellants pay the respondent's costs of the appeal.