Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Hou [2002] FCA 771

Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Hou [2002] FCA 771

No declaration or remittal should be ordered because events since the Tribunal's decision had overtaken the original basis of Mr Hou's predicament, his student visa was about to expire, and a Tribunal re-hearing would have essentially no utility while causing inconvenience and expense. A neutral costs position was...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 June 2002
Procedural Posture
Migration / Submissions on Consequential Relief After Earlier Reasons Setting Aside the Migration Review Tribunal's Decision
Outcome
No formal orders be made.
Legal Topics
['student Visa' 'migration Review Tribunal' 'consequential Relief' 'remittal' 'declaratory Relief' 'costs']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['student Visa' 'migration Review Tribunal' 'consequential Relief' 'remittal' 'declaratory Relief' 'costs']

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Procedural Posture

Migration / Submissions on Consequential Relief After Earlier Reasons Setting Aside the Migration Review Tribunal's Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["What costs order should be made following the Court's earlier reasons for judgment setting aside the Migration Review Tribunal's decision." "Whether the Court should declare that Mr Hou's student visa remained valid and in force." 'Whether the matter should be remitted to the Migration Review Tribunal for re-hearing.' 'Whether, in the circumstances, any formal substantive relief should be ordered.']

Ratio Decidendi

No declaration or remittal should be ordered because events since the Tribunal's decision had overtaken the original basis of Mr Hou's predicament, his student visa was about to expire, and a Tribunal re-hearing would have essentially no utility while causing inconvenience and expense. A neutral costs position was appropriate, and no formal orders were made.

Court Disposition

No formal orders be made.

Orders

  • ['No formal orders be made.']