In five years, Judge Alexander Sandy Street presided over 844 applications for judicial review of migration decisions in asylum seekers' cases. He dismissed 830 of them.
The statement said Judge Street was"extraordinarily hard-working" and was regularly sent to locations across the country to assist with the demanding workload.Joe, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, came to Australia from Kenya as a student in 2014.When his applications failed, he sought judicial review of the decision and found himself before Judge Street in June this year.
The role of the Federal Circuit Court isn't to grant protection visas. Instead, the court deals with potential legal errors in the process and will only hear evidence about this, not evidence about why an applicant believes they deserve asylum. If the case is successful, it is sent back to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, where the facts of the case can be presented again.
Joe, who was in court without legal representation, said he told Judge Street he faced a serious risk to his life if he was deported to Kenya."I was claiming for protection because I was fearing from my home country, because I was fearing persecution.In Joe's case, Judge Street dismissed his application in an oral judgement delivered on the spot."I explained to the judge, 'look, [I] don't have any money, I'm in detention, I have no money.
Joe panicked and got in touch with lawyer Alison Battison from the charitable law firm Human Rights for All. Ms Battison asked Joe for a copy of Judge Street's judgement, to understand why he was rejected and determine if there are reasonable grounds for appeal.
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