Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] FCA 480

Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] FCA 480

The Federal Circuit Court made no error. The Tribunal's finding that there was no de facto relationship was reasonably open and did not involve jurisdictional error. In those circumstances the Tribunal was not bound to consider family violence, and in any event its conclusion that there was no evidence and no claim of family violence was not shown to involve error.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 May 2021
Procedural Posture
Appeal From an Order of the Federal Circuit Court Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Migration Decision / Appeal Dismissed by the Federal Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['partner (temporary) (class Uk) Visa' 'subclass 820 Partner Visa Criteria' 'de Facto Relationship' 'family Violence Exception' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error']
['administrative Law' 'migration Law'] ['partner (temporary) (class Uk) Visa' 'subclass 820 Partner Visa Criteria' 'de Facto Relationship' 'family Violence Exception' 'judicial Review' 'jurisdictional Error']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From an Order of the Federal Circuit Court Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Migration Decision / Appeal Dismissed by the Federal Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred in dismissing the appellant's application for judicial review of the Tribunal's decision affirming refusal of a Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa." "Whether the Tribunal's conclusion that there was no de facto relationship involved jurisdictional error." 'Whether the Tribunal was bound to consider family violence, or erred in finding there was no evidence and no claim by the appellant of family violence.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Federal Circuit Court made no error. The Tribunal's finding that there was no de facto relationship was reasonably open and did not involve jurisdictional error. In those circumstances the Tribunal was not bound to consider family violence, and in any event its conclusion that there was no evidence and no claim of family violence was not shown to involve error.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs fixed in the amount of $4,000.00."]