Patel v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1228

Patel v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1228

The appeal was without merit and futile because the Dreamland nomination application had failed, the appellants lacked standing to challenge that refusal, no jurisdictional error by the Tribunal was evident from the record, and Singh established that the relevant criteria concerned the particular nominated job with the particular employer rather than permitting substitution of another employer or position. The nominated position was no longer available and Mr Patel no longer worked for Dreamland.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 August 2019
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal Concerning Visa Applications / Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia; Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['regional Employer Nomination Visas' 'jurisdictional Error' 'standing' 'administrative Appeals Tribunal Review' 'adjournment' 'section 359 a Letter' 'employer Nomination']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['regional Employer Nomination Visas' 'jurisdictional Error' 'standing' 'administrative Appeals Tribunal Review' 'adjournment' 'section 359 a Letter' 'employer Nomination']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal Concerning Visa Applications / Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia; Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the appellants had standing to seek review of the refusal of Dreamland (Australia) Pty Ltd's application for approval of a nominated position." 'Whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal made jurisdictional errors by refusing an adjournment application and proceeding without taking further steps to obtain a response to a letter sent pursuant to s 359A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).' 'Whether an adjournment could be justified to investigate finding a new employer or substituting another nominated position for the visa application.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was without merit and futile because the Dreamland nomination application had failed, the appellants lacked standing to challenge that refusal, no jurisdictional error by the Tribunal was evident from the record, and Singh established that the relevant criteria concerned the particular nominated job with the particular employer rather than permitting substitution of another employer or position. The nominated position was no longer available and Mr Patel no longer worked for Dreamland.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.' 'The first and second appellants do pay the costs of the appeal to be assessed if not agreed.']