NANIK SUSANTI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/ NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 863 Court of Appeal 14 November 2025 • CACV357/2020 • 4 min read
1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 863, Court of Appeal, decided 14 November 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

Parties (3)

Case Significance

NANIK SUSANTI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/ NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 863 is a Court of Appeal decision in which the court held that "the appeal is dismissed." The decision cited the earlier non-refoulement authority at [2018] HKCA 451.

Summary

Nanik Susanti, an Indonesian national, appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the Torture Claims Appeal Board's dismissal of her non-refoulement claim, which had been pending since 2020. The Court found the applicant failed to identify errors in the Judge's assessment and that state acquiescence and country information were matters within the Board's province. The appeal was dismissed.

What did the Court of Appeal rule in NANIK SUSANTI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/ NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 863?

The Court of Appeal held that the appeal is dismissed in NANIK SUSANTI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/ NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 863, an outcome reached with reference to the earlier non-refoulement authority reported at [2018] HKCA 451.

Cases Cited (1)

HK (1)
[2018] HKCA 451

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 863)