9 May 2019
WENZEL v THE MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION [2019] NZHC 1005
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 1005
- Court
- High Court
The applicant was not the "holder" of a resident visa when he sought to return because the deemed resident visa expired on his departure; therefore s 17(2)(a)(iii) did not apply, s 15(1)(b) lawfully precluded grant of a visa absent a special direction, the regulations do not displace the Act, and the decision to refuse entry was lawful—judicial review dismissed.