Prasad, Samant v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs & Anor [1997] FCA 296

Prasad, Samant v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs & Anor [1997] FCA 296

The Tribunal did not make a 'no evidence' error of law; it considered the evidence and found it insufficient to establish a real chance of persecution meeting the Convention standard. The findings were open to the Tribunal and do not justify judicial intervention.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 April 1997
Procedural Posture
Application for Judicial Review / Judgment After Hearing
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
['refugees' 'definition of Persecution' 'judicial Review of Tribunal Decisions']
['immigration Law'] ['refugees' 'definition of Persecution' 'judicial Review of Tribunal Decisions']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Judicial Review / Judgment After Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Refugee Review Tribunal erred in law by finding no evidence of persecution under the refugee definition' 'Whether the evidence established a real chance of persecution for Convention reasons']

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal did not make a 'no evidence' error of law; it considered the evidence and found it insufficient to establish a real chance of persecution meeting the Convention standard. The findings were open to the Tribunal and do not justify judicial intervention.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed.']