New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal
The Immigration and Protection Tribunal is an independent body established under the Immigration Act 2009 to hear appeals and applications regarding: residence class visas; deportation (including appeals on the facts and humanitarian grounds); and claims to be recognised as a refugee or as a protected person. The Immigration and Protection Tribunal commenced on 29 November 2010 and replaces, inter alia, the Refugee Status Appeals Authority (RSAA). Website: www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/immigration-protection-tribunal
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AC (North Korea) [2019] NZIPT 801589
The Tribunal is not satisfied that there are serious reasons for considering that the appellant “has committed a serious non-political crime outside [New Zealand] prior to his admission to [New Zealand] as a refugee” because any crime he committed was of a political kind. [125] Accordingly, the appellant is not excluded from the protection of the Refugee Convention under Article 1F(b) of that Convention. 18 November 2019 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime - Trafficking in persons | Countries: China - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of - Korea, Republic of - New Zealand |
