Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJGV

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJXO [2009] HCA 40
Judgment date
Case number
S577/2008
S578/2008
Before
French CJ, Hayne, Crennan, Kiefel, Bell JJ
Catchwords

Immigration – Refugees - Review by Refugee Review Tribunal ("RRT") - Where RRT not satisfied that visa applicants engaged in Falun Gong-related activities in Australia otherwise than for the purpose of strengthening claims to be refugees - Where RRT drew adverse inferences about visa applicants' credibility from visa applicants' participation in Falun Gong-related activities in Australia - Whether Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 91R(3) permitted RRT to use evidence of conduct in Australia to make findings adverse to visa applicants' claims to be refugees.

Words and phrases – "any conduct", "disregard", "in determining whether", "purpose", "strengthening".

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – s 91R(3).

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