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Applicant A v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
Judgment date: 24/02/1997
Court: HCA
Judge: Brennan CJ, Dawson, McHugh, Gummow and Kirby JJ
Citation:
(1997) 142 ALR 331;
(1997) 190 CLR 225;
(1997) 71 ALJR 381;
[1997] 4 Leg Rep 9;
[1997] HCA 4;
[1998] INLR 1;
Catchwords: Citizenship and migration; Refugees; Refugee status; Well-founded fear of being persecuted as member of social group;
Statutes; Interpretation; Statute incorporating provisions of international convention; Applicable principles of interpretation;