Vij v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 623

Vij v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 623

The appellant did not identify any argument that the primary judge failed to consider or any basis on which the Tribunal committed jurisdictional error by affirming the visa refusal due to non-fulfilment of the nomination criterion. Because the appellant failed to discharge the onus of establishing appealable error, the appeal was without merit and was dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 June 2021
Procedural Posture
Appeal From Dismissal of an Application for Judicial Review of a Migration Visa Refusal Decision / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia
Outcome
Appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
['regional Employer Nomination (subclass 187) Visa' 'nomination Criterion' 'jurisdictional Error' 'appeal in Absence of Appellant' 'dismissal of Appeal']
['migration' 'administrative Law' 'practice and Procedure'] ['regional Employer Nomination (subclass 187) Visa' 'nomination Criterion' 'jurisdictional Error' 'appeal in Absence of Appellant' 'dismissal of Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From Dismissal of an Application for Judicial Review of a Migration Visa Refusal Decision / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred by failing to consider the appellant's arguments in dismissing the judicial review application." "Whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal's decision affirming the visa refusal was affected by jurisdictional error where the proposed employer's nomination had not been approved." "Whether the appeal should be heard and determined in the appellant's absence."]

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant did not identify any argument that the primary judge failed to consider or any basis on which the Tribunal committed jurisdictional error by affirming the visa refusal due to non-fulfilment of the nomination criterion. Because the appellant failed to discharge the onus of establishing appealable error, the appeal was without merit and was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' "The appellant is to pay the first respondent's costs of an incidental to the appeal as agreed or taxed."]