R v Tran (1998) 96 A Crim R 53
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R v Tran (1998) 96 A Crim R 53
ChapterFraud – refugee status – presenting evidence
Coram: Victorian Court of Appeal, 3.9.1997
- While refugee status may be a relevant consideration, the particular factors of mitigation should be identified (such as disadvantaged background or the substantial contribution to the community, or whatever else may be said in the prisoner’s favour), rather than a simple referral to fact the accused was a refugee i.e. entered the country with a well-founded fear of persecution: per Callaway JA at 59-60.
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