Ahmad, Maqsood v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1998] FCA 316
The applicant could not satisfy the prescribed criterion that he be enrolled in a relevant course at the relevant time, and the requirements were mandatory with no discretion to waive or consider other equitable grounds; thus, the application was dismissed for disclosing no reasonable cause.
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- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 02 April 1998
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Review of Tribunal Decision / Final Judgment at First Instance
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['entry Permit' 'review of Immigration Review Tribunal Decision' 'criteria for Grant of Class 818 Entry Permit' 'mandatory Statutory Criteria']
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Procedural Posture
Application for Review of Tribunal Decision / Final Judgment at First Instance
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether application disclosed reasonable cause' 'Whether applicant fulfilled the relevant criteria for grant of Class 818 entry permit at time of application' 'Whether the criteria are mandatory and admit of discretion']
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant could not satisfy the prescribed criterion that he be enrolled in a relevant course at the relevant time, and the requirements were mandatory with no discretion to waive or consider other equitable grounds; thus, the application was dismissed for disclosing no reasonable cause.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- ['The application for review of 30 September 1997 be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the respondent's costs of the application."]
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