Attorney-General v Tamil X v Refugee Status Appeals Authority  and Y - SC 107/2009

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Summary

Immigration – whether the Court of Appeal erred in interpreting Article 1F of the  1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees; whether the Court erred in not remitting an Article 1F inquiry to the Refugee Status Appeals Authority[2009] NZCA 488    CA  109/2008  20 October  2009

Result

Application for leave to appeal granted.
10 March 2010
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B The respondent’s application for recognition of refugee status is remitted to the Refugee Status Appeals Authority for consideration in accordance with the Court of Appeal’s order.
C Costs are reserved and counsel may submit memoranda if necessary.
27 August 2010

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Additional Information

Hearing date : 24 June 2010

Elias CJ, Blanchard, Tipping, McGrath, Anderson JJ.

X V REFUGEE STATUS APPEALS AUTHORITY AND ORS CA CA109/2008 20 October 2009

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION) v TAMIL X AND ANOR SC 107/2009 [27 August 2010]