VAP v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 32; [2002] FCA 162

VAP v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 32 VAP v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 162

NOTE: CHANGES TO THE MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION (MNC) The Federal Court adopted a new medium neutral citation (FCAFC) for Full Court judgments effective from 1 January 2002. Single Judge judgments will not be affected and will retain the FCA medium neutral citation. The transitional arrangements are as follows: * All Full Court judgments delivered prior to 1 January 2002 will retain the FCA medium neutral citation. * All Full Court judgments delivered between 1 January 2002 to 30 April 2002 have been assigned parallel medium neutral citations in both the FCA and FCAFC series. * All Full Court judgments delivered from 1 May 2002 will contain the FCAFC medium neutral citation only.

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VAP v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 162

VAP v THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS V 1123 OF 2001 SUNDBERG, MARSHALL AND WEINBERG JJ MELBOURNE 27 FEBRUARY 2002

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 1123 OF 2001

ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: VAP

APPELLANT

AND: THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGES: SUNDBERG, MARSHALL AND WEINBERG JJ

DATE OF ORDER: 27 FEBRUARY 2002

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The appeal be dismissed. 2. The appellant pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 1123 OF 2001

ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: VAP