Ahmed v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 60; [2002] FCA 284

Ahmed v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 60 Ahmed v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 284

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.

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Ahmed v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 284 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 24 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 476(1) Federal Court Rules O 52 r 15(1), r 15(2) Jess v Scott (1986) 12 FCR 187 referred to Kalaba v The Queen (1996) No. ACT G14 of 1996 (Finn J, 13 September 1996, unreported) referred to Howard v Australian Electoral Commission [2000] FCA 1767 referred to W105/99A v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1786 referred to ARFAN AHMED v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS W455 of 2001 LEE, RD NICHOLSON and FINKELSTEIN JJ 12 FEBRUARY 2002 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W455 of 2001

BETWEEN: ARFAN AHMED

APPELLANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGES: LEE, RD NICHOLSON and FINKELSTEIN JJ

DATE OF ORDER: 12 FEBRUARY 2002

WHERE MADE: PERTH