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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Bakhtyar v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 218

MIGRATION - appeal - no error in primary judge's reasons

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 476

ABDUL HANAN BAKHTYAR v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

W372 of 2001

BLACK CJ, WILCOX AND MOORE JJ

5 MARCH 2002

PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT REGISTRY

ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN:	ABDUL HANAN BAKHTYAR APPELLANT
AND:	MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS RESPONDENT
JUDGE:	BLACK CJ, WILCOX AND MOORE JJ
DATE OF ORDER:	5 MARCH 2002
WHERE MADE:	PERTH

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The appeal be dismissed

2. The appellant pay the respondent’s costs of the appeal

Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DISTRICT REGISTRY	W372 OF 2001

ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN:

ABDUL HANAN BAKHTYAR

APPLICANT

AND:

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE:	BLACK CJ, WILCOX AND MOORE JJ
DATE:	5 MARCH 2002
PLACE:	PERTH

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

1 The Court is of the view that this appeal must be dismissed. We have considered all the arguments that have been put both in writing and orally today by Mr Gethin, who appears for the appellant pro bono. We note that the learned primary judge looked at this matter in very carefully considered reasons for judgment. For the reasons his Honour has given, we see no reason why he should have granted relief in respect of the decision of the Refugee Review Tribunal. The appeal should be dismissed and we would not dissent in any way from the reasons of the learned primary judge. The order, therefore, is that the appeal be dismissed with costs.

I certify that the preceding one (1) numbered paragraph is a true copy of the reasons for judgment herein of the Court.

Associate:

Dated: 22 March 2002

Counsel for the Appellant:	Mr P Gethin (pro bono)

Solicitor for the Appellant:	Gethin and Gethin

Counsel for the Respondent:	Mr P Macliver

Solicitor for the Respondent:	Australian Government Solicitor

Date of Hearing:	5 March 2002

Date of Judgment:	5 March 2002

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