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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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WZAPN v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

3 September 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Kurd - Prison or detention conditions - Social group persecution - Statelessness | Countries: Australia - Iran, Islamic Republic of

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSCA

10 December 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

SZOYL v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

11 August 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Fiji

MZYJN v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

12 May 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - India

AZAAR v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

19 August 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Gender discrimination - Non-state agents of persecution - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Vanuatu

MZXTZ v. Minister for Immigration & Citizenship

17 August 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | 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

SZMZL v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

17 August 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Catholic - Christian - Credibility assessment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Standard of proof | Countries: Australia - India

AZAAC v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

14 August 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Blood feuds - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Albania - Australia

SZMWA v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

28 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Nepal

BRGAE of 2008 v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

26 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Sinhalese - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

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