Aliens — Refugees — Refugee status — Determination of — Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 and Protocol, 1967 — Tamils from Sri Lanka seeking asylum in Australia — Whether “persecution” on the ground of race to be directed specifically at the individual seeking refugee status — Migration Act 1958 (Commonwealth) — Interpretation

Treaties — Effect of — Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 and Protocol, 1967 — Convention and Protocol not incorporated into municipal law — Construction of term “refugee” — Common sense approach — Migration Act 1958 (Commonwealth) — The law of Australia