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Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal

The Refugee Review Tribunal was a statutory body which provided a final, independent, merits review of decisions made by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship or, in practice, by officers of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), acting as delegates of the Minister, to refuse to grant protection visas to non-citizens within Australia, or to cancel protection visas held by non-citizens in Australia. The Tribunal was established in 1993 under Part 7 of the Act and replaced the Refugee Status Review Committee (RSRC). On 1 July 2015 the Refugee Review Tribunal was amalgamated into the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.  Website: www.aat.gov.au/
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RRT Case No. 1312074

26 September 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Kurd - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Social group discrimination | Countries: Australia - Türkiye

RRT Case No. 1301836

31 March 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Egypt

RRT Case No. 1304734

25 October 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

RRT Case No. 1216297

22 October 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

RRT Case No. 1219733

30 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

RRT Case No. 1204317

3 October 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

RRT Case No. 1114172

20 June 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Israel

RRT Case No. 1112951

1 May 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Syrian Arab Republic

RRT Case No. 1012015

1 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Safe third country | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

RRT Case NO. 1009727

17 February 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Kurd - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Australia - Türkiye

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