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New Zealand Case Law

Political opinion
  • 17 Sept 2010

    M v REFUGEE STATUS APPEALS AUTHORITY at 4.30 pm]

    Citation
    openlaw-f0da128b_4d4b_4ab2_a868_443535580f3e.pdf
    Court
    High Court

    The Court refused judicial review because the Authority's adverse credibility findings were supported by rational reasons (applicant's prior involvement in corrupt activity, inconsistencies in conduct, and inherent implausibility of claim that [D] orchestrated prosecution and conviction), the Authority was not required to warn the applicant about adverse credibility, the applicant bore the onus to establish a well‑founded fear and failed to do so, and the complaints were not properly characterisable as political opinion; the Authority's decision was within its specialist expertise and not irr…