AW (Kiribati) v Refugee and Protection Officer

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Court of Appeal of New Zealand, High Court of New Zealand

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

25/11/2022

LITIGATION TYPE

Constitutional and Human Rights / State Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Human rights and refugee claims

REVIEW TYPE

Judicial review

SUMMARY

[1] AW is a citizen of Kiribati who has been resident in New Zealand since 2008. He faces deportation following his conviction and imprisonment for serious offending in New Zealand against another Kiribati citizen. […] AW’s claims to refugee and protected person status were based principally on the risks he would face from the impacts of climate change if required to return to Kiribati.

CASE DOCUMENTS

AW (Kiribati) v Refugee and Protection Officer [2023] NZHC 1806
AW (Kiribati) v Refugee and Protection Officer [2024] NZCA 126