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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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Immigration law

Plaintiff M27/2025 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural AffairsCitation:[2025] HCA 40Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Beech-Jones JJDate:15 Oct 2025Case Number:M27/2025Read more

The High Court held that the delegate did not commit jurisdictional error by excluding untranslated material from a protection visa application and refused an extension of time.

  • Protection visa
  • Jurisdictional error
  • Extension of time
  • Legal unreasonableness
  • Immigration-law
  • Administrative-law
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Immigration law

Khalil v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural AffairsCitation:[2025] HCA 33Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:03 Sep 2025Case Number:M112/2024Read more

The High Court held that the Tribunal had to apply the ministerial direction in force when it decided the review, not the earlier direction in place at the delegate’s refusal.

  • Ministerial directions
  • Visa refusal
  • Merits review
  • Accrued rights
  • Immigration-law
  • Administrative-law
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Immigration law

Plaintiff S22/2025 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural AffairsCitation:[2025] HCA 36Before:Gageler CJ, Edelman, Jagot JJDate:03 Sep 2025Case Number:S22/2025Read more

The High Court granted an extension of time and quashed a visa non-revocation decision for jurisdictional error, including procedural unfairness relating to privileged legal advice.

  • Visa cancellation
  • Procedural fairness
  • Jurisdictional error
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Extension of time
  • Visa-cancellation
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Constitutional law

Plaintiff M19A/2024 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural AffairsCitation:[2025] HCA 17Before:Gageler CJ, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:10 Apr 2025Case Number:M92/2024Read more

The High Court allowed an immigration appeal by consent, set aside the delegate’s decision for jurisdictional error, and remitted the matter for reconsideration.

  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Jurisdictional error
  • Consent orders
  • Reasons for judgment
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Jurisdictional-error
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Immigration law

FEL17 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural AffairsCitation:[2025] HCA 13Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot JJDate:09 Apr 2025Case Number:S107/2024Read more

The High Court held FEL17’s second protection visa application was invalid under s 48A of the Migration Act, because the earlier refusal remained a historical fact.

  • Protection visa
  • Invalid application
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Ministerial powers
  • Bar to re-application
  • Immigration-law
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Constitutional law

CZA19 v Commonwealth of Australia & AnorDBD24 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs & AnorCitation:[2025] HCA 8Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:02 Apr 2025Case Number:M66/2024, P34/2024Read more

The High Court held that the claimants’ detention after a protection-finding Tribunal decision was unlawful because it exceeded the constitutional limit on executive detention.

  • Judicial power
  • Immigration detention
  • Unlawful non-citizens
  • Protection visas
  • Mandamus
  • Immigration-detention
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Administrative law

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v MZAPC

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v MZAPC [2025] HCA 5

The High Court dismissed an appeal about whether the Federal Court could restrain removal of an unlawful non-citizen pending proceedings challenging ministerial referral decisions.

  • Executive power
  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Jurisdiction of federal court
  • Removal of unlawful non-citizen
  • Statutory construction
  • Migration-law
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Immigration law

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v MZAPCCitation:[2025] HCA 5Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:05 Mar 2025Case Number:P21/2024Read more

The High Court considered whether the Federal Court could restrain removal of an unlawful non-citizen pending final resolution despite s 198(6) of the Migration Act.

  • Unlawful non-citizens
  • Executive power
  • Statutory duty
  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Removal of non-citizens
  • Immigration-law
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