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Administrative law

San Bao Pty Ltd v Minister for Immigration and CitizenshipCitation:[2026] HCA 6Before:Edelman, Steward, Gleeson JJDate:11 Mar 2026Case Number:S160/2025Read more

The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to a refusal of visa nomination approval, holding there was no constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction or legal unreasonableness.

  • Judicial review
  • Jurisdictional error
  • Visa nomination refusal
  • Constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction
  • Legal unreasonableness
  • Administrative-law
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Residential tenancies

El–Azzi v Bahsa

The Appeal Panel allowed amendment of the notice of appeal but dismissed an appeal about an adjournment refusal, finding no denial of procedural fairness.

  • Amendment of notice of appeal
  • Leave to appeal
  • Adjournment request
  • Denial of procedural fairness
  • Condition report evidence
  • Compensation claim
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Criminal law

R v JA (No. 2)

The Crown’s application for a Registrable Person Order against JA was dismissed after the court found no sufficient risk to children warranting registration.

  • Registrable person order
  • Risk to sexual safety of children
  • Young offender rehabilitation
  • Reporting obligations
  • Registrable-person-order
  • Child-protection-registration
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Criminal law

Williams v R

The Court of Criminal Appeal granted Jye Williams bail on conditions after finding he showed cause and that the identified bail risks were not unacceptable.

  • Show cause offences
  • Unacceptable risk
  • Release application
  • Firearm-related offending
  • Drug offences
  • Bail
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Planning and environment law

Chen v Ku-ring-gai Council

The Court upheld the appeal and granted consent for a new dwelling, pool and cabana at 3A Stuart Street, Wahroonga, on agreed amended plans.

  • Development application
  • Conciliation conference
  • Heritage conservation area
  • Basix and sustainable buildings
  • Earthworks
  • Acid sulfate soils
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Planning and environment law

Foxtrot Tango Pty Limited v Inner West Council

Class 1 appeal upheld by consent after conciliation, approving modification of development consent for 182 Australia Street, Newtown, including trading hours, ventilation and noise works.

  • Development consent modification
  • Conciliation conference
  • Heritage conservation area
  • Trading hours
  • Noise attenuation
  • Plan of management
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Land law

The Owners - Strata Plan No 105126 v Mokhtari

Owners corporation failed to prove the lot owner damaged a common property cable or caused generator costs by refusing access. Application dismissed.

  • Owners corporation obligations
  • Common property repair
  • Access to lot for repairs
  • Generator costs
  • Strata scheme dispute
  • Strata-title
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