Mohammed v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 887

Mohammed v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 887

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant had not complied with condition 8516 after ceasing enrolment in a qualifying higher education course, so the discretion to cancel his student visa under s 116 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) arose. The appellant's grounds did not establish appellable error by the Federal Circuit Court or jurisdictional error by the Tribunal. The possible Departmental policy concerning transfer from an SVP eligible subclass 573 course to a non-SVP eligible 573 course was not engaged, because the appellant transferred into vocational level accounting and cookery courses rather than a non-SVP eligible 573 course.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
18 June 2018
Procedural Posture
Migration Appeal From Federal Circuit Court Judicial Review Decision / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['student Visa Cancellation' 'condition 8516' 'migration Act 1958 (cth) S 116(1)(b)' 'jurisdictional Error' 'procedural Fairness' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'government Policy as Relevant Consideration']
['administrative Law' 'migration Law'] ['student Visa Cancellation' 'condition 8516' 'migration Act 1958 (cth) S 116(1)(b)' 'jurisdictional Error' 'procedural Fairness' 'legal Unreasonableness' 'government Policy as Relevant Consideration']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Appeal From Federal Circuit Court Judicial Review Decision / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred in dismissing the appellant's challenge to the Tribunal's decision affirming cancellation of his student visa." "Whether the appellant's non-compliance with condition 8516 gave rise to a discretion to cancel the visa under s 116 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)." "Whether the Tribunal failed to consider relevant matters, including the appellant's course enrolments, SVP and non-SVP issues, alleged hardship, and Departmental policy." "Whether the Tribunal's or delegate's decision was affected by jurisdictional error, procedural unfairness, or legal unreasonableness."]

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant had not complied with condition 8516 after ceasing enrolment in a qualifying higher education course, so the discretion to cancel his student visa under s 116 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) arose. The appellant's grounds did not establish appellable error by the Federal Circuit Court or jurisdictional error by the Tribunal. The possible Departmental policy concerning transfer from an SVP eligible subclass 573 course to a non-SVP eligible 573 course was not engaged, because the appellant transferred into vocational level accounting and cookery courses rather than a non-SVP eligible 573 course.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The Appeal be dismissed.' 'The Appellant pay to the First Respondent the costs of and in connection with the appeal.']