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Rizk v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force

The Tribunal held it could hear Rizk’s firearms prohibition order review despite no timely internal review, refusing dismissal and making no stay order.

  • Late internal review application
  • Jurisdiction of ncat
  • Dismissal of proceedings
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Firearms prohibition order
  • Federal jurisdiction argument
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Administrative law

Faraj v Hanson

The Tribunal determined the jurisdiction issue on the papers and dismissed the proceedings, holding that hearing the complaint would involve impermissible federal jurisdiction.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Federal diversity jurisdiction
  • Religious vilification
  • Dispensing with hearing
  • Summary dismissal
  • Federal-diversity-jurisdiction
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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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Constitutional law

Government of the Russian Federation v Commonwealth of AustraliaCitation:[2025] HCA 44Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:12 Nov 2025Case Number:C9/2023Read more

The High Court held the Home Affairs Act 2023 (Cth) was supported by s 122 and that ending Russia’s lease did not amount to an acquisition of property requiring just terms.

  • Acquisition of property
  • Just terms
  • Territories power
  • Lease termination
  • National security
  • Constitutional-law
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Constitutional law

Lees v State of New South Wales

Mitchelmore J held that s 200(5) of LEPRA impermissibly burdened the implied freedom of political communication and was invalid.

  • Implied freedom of political communication
  • Move-on directions
  • Freedom of religion and places of worship
  • Proportionality
  • Statutory construction
  • Implied-freedom-of-political-communication
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Farmer v Minister for Home AffairsCitation:[2025] HCA 38Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:15 Oct 2025Case Number:S160/2024Read more

The High Court held that s 501(6)(d)(iv) of the Migration Act does not require risk of harm, only risk of inciting discord, and upheld the visa refusal.

  • Implied freedom of political communication
  • Character test under migration act
  • Visa refusal
  • Aliens power
  • Implied-freedom-of-political-communication
  • Migration-act-character-test
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G Global 120E T2 Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State RevenueG Global 180Q Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State RevenueG Global 180Q Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State RevenueStott v The Commonwealth of AustraliaCitation:[2025] HCA 39Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:15 Oct 2025Case Number:B48/2024, B49/2024, B50/2024, M60/2024Read more

The High Court upheld Commonwealth legislation that retrospectively excluded State taxes from a treaty-based ban on discriminatory land tax, rejecting a Metwally challenge.

  • Inconsistency between commonwealth and state laws
  • External affairs power
  • Acquisition of property on just terms
  • Discriminatory land tax
  • Retroactive legislation
  • Constitutional-law
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