WAAT v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 42; [2002] FCA 207

WAAT v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 42 WAAT v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 207

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

WAAT v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 207 WAAT v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS W 480 OF 2001 WAAO v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS W 475 OF 2001 DRUMMOND, MANSFIELD & EMMETT JJ 15 FEBRUARY 2002 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY

ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

W 480 OF 2001 BETWEEN: WAAT

APPELLANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGES: DRUMMOND, MANSFIELD & EMMETT JJ

DATE: 15 FEBRUARY 2002

PLACE: PERTH

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. the appeal be dismissed; 2. the appellant pay the respondent's costs of the appeal including the costs of the notice of motion filed on 4 December 2001. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W 475 OF 2001