Rahman v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 88; [2002] FCA 372

Rahman v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 88 Rahman v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 372

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

Rahman v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 372 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 24 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 5, 36(2), 48B, 417, 476, 476(1) Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 180 ALR 1 referred to ATAUR RAHMAN v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS W358 of 2001 LEE, COOPER and RD NICHOLSON JJ 4 APRIL 2002 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W358 of 2001

ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: ATAUR RAHMAN

APPELLANT

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: LEE, COOPER and RD NICHOLSON JJ

DATE OF ORDER: 4 APRIL 2002

WHERE MADE: PERTH

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.