Akbar v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 44; [2002] FCA 209

Akbar v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 44 Akbar v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 209

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

Akbar v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 209 MUHAMMAD SHOUKAT AKBAR v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS No. N 1199 of 2001 SPENDER, NICHOLSON, NORTH JJ SYDNEY 5 MARCH 2002

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 1199 OF 2001

BETWEEN: MUHAMMAD SHOUKAT AKBAR

APPELLANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: SPENDER, NICHOLSON, NORTH JJ

DATE OF ORDER: 5 MARCH 2002

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT DECLARES THAT: 1. No order is made as the notice of discontinuance filed by the appellant has the effect of abandoning the appeal. 2. The question of costs is dealt with by O 52 r 19(3) of the Federal Court Rules. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 1199 OF 2001