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Australia: Federal Court

The Federal Court of Australia, created by the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, began to exercise its jurisdiction on 1 February 1977. It assumed jurisdiction formerly exercised in part by the High Court of Australia and the whole of the jurisdiction of the Australian Industrial Court and of the Federal Court of Bankruptcy.  Website: www.fedcourt.gov.au/
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SZMWQ v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

6 August 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma - Safe third country | Countries: Australia - Czech Republic

MZXTZ v. Minister for Immigration & Citizenship

17 August 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Hindu - Muslim - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Malaysia

MZYAY v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

16 June 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Oromo - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Australia - Ethiopia

MZYBX v. Minister for Immigration & Citizenship

26 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Hindu - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Tamil | Countries: Australia - Malaysia

MZXLB v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

19 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Kurd - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Australia - Türkiye

SZGHS v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

15 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Political parties - Political situation - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Australia - Fiji

Applicant S1983 of 2003 v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

8 June 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Sindhis - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - India

Applicants S1266 of 2003 v. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

21 December 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Security situation | Countries: Australia - Indonesia

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v. MZWLH

30 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Changes of circumstances in home country - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

MZWPD v. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

18 August 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Latvia

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