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Republic of Nauru v. WET040

Case No. M154/2017

Case information

Lower Court Judgment

28/09/2017 Supreme Court of Nauru (Crulci J)

[2017] NRSC 79

Catchwords

Appeal - Refugees – Refugee Status Review Tribunal – Point of Law – Implausibility – Rational Basis or Evidentiary Foundation for Findings – Appeal allowed

Short particulars

Documents

13/10/2017 Notice of appeal

17/11/2017 Written submissions (Appellant)

17/11/2017 Chronology (Appellant)

22/08/2018 Written submissions (Refugee Legal as amicus curiae)

22/08/2018 Chronology (Refugee Legal as amicus curiae)

06/09/2018 Reply (Appellant)

26/10/2018 Reply (Refugee Legal as amicus curiae)

07/11/2018 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)

07/11/2018 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)

07/11/2018 Outline of oral argument (Refugee Legal as amicus curiae)

07/11/2018 Reasons for judgment (Enlargement of time to appeal)

05/12/2018 Judgment (Judgment summary)