Annam v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 237

Annam v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 237

Because the mandatory criterion in cl 485.213 of Sch 2 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) was not met at the time of application, and no appellable error in the primary decision was demonstrated, leave to appeal must be refused and the application dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 February 2019
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal / Leave to Appeal From Summary Dismissal of Judicial Review by FCCA
Outcome
Application dismissed; applicant to pay first respondent's costs.
Legal Topics
['judicial Review' 'visa Application Criteria' 'procedural Fairness' 'discretion to Grant Leave to Appeal']
['administrative Law' 'migration Law'] ['judicial Review' 'visa Application Criteria' 'procedural Fairness' 'discretion to Grant Leave to Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal / Leave to Appeal From Summary Dismissal of Judicial Review by FCCA

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred in summarily dismissing the application for judicial review of a Tribunal decision affirming refusal of a visa application.' 'Whether the criterion requiring evidence of an Australian Federal Police check at the time of visa application is mandatory.' 'Whether hardship or lack of procedural fairness formed a basis for appeal against visa refusal.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the mandatory criterion in cl 485.213 of Sch 2 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) was not met at the time of application, and no appellable error in the primary decision was demonstrated, leave to appeal must be refused and the application dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed; applicant to pay first respondent's costs.

Orders

  • ['That the application be dismissed.' "The name of the first respondent be amended to read 'Minister for Home Affairs'." "The applicant is to pay the first respondent's costs of the application as agreed or assessed." 'The applicant have liberty to apply for orders concerning the timeframe in which the order for...