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We have just gotten word that the Federal Magistrates Court has found that it has no jurisdiction to hear these appeals. The case of the first Tamil asylum seeker has now been taken to the High Court but we have not received any indication of when a decision will be made or if the Australian […]
By Kirsty Needham, The Age. From http://www.theage.com.au/national/refugee-reviewer-biased-20111209-1onua.html:
The Federal Magistrates Court has ruled that a reviewer who rejected the refugee claims of a large number of Afghan boat arrivals appeared to be biased, taking an “inflexible and mechanical” approach to the plight of Hazara ethnic minorities fleeing persecution. Refugee approval rates for Afghan asylum seekers fell […]
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