Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v Walsh [2002] FCAFC 205

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v Walsh [2002] FCAFC 205 CITIZENSHIP – application for registration of Australian citizenship by descent under s 10C of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (Cth) – applicant born in Papua – whether applicant was born "outside of Australia" – effect of the granting of independence to Papua New Guinea in 1975 on Australian citizenship – whether applicant entitled to permanent residence in Australia at time of independence or after independence – definition of "Australia" in Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (Cth) Nationality & Citizenship Act 1948 (Cth) Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (Cth) s 5, 6, 10(1), 10B, 10C, 11, 11(1)(b)(ii) Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975 (Cth) s 4, 6 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 5(1), 6(1), 6(2) Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 17(a) Papua New Guinea Independence (Australian Citizenship) Regulations 1975 (Cth) Regulation 2(b), 4 Papua New Guinea (Australian Citizenship of Young Persons) Regulations 1980 (Cth) Regulation 2 Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea s 64, 65 Nolan v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs(1988) 165 CLR 178 applied Air Caledonie International v Commonwealth (1988) 165 CLR 462 applied Potter v Minahan (1908) 7 CLR 277 applied Donohoe v Wong Sau (1925) 36 CLR 404 applied Re Patterson; Ex Parte Taylor (2001) 182 ALR 657 applied The King v Macfarlane; Ex Parte O'Flanagan and O'Kelly (1923)32 CLR 518 applied Wang v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (1997-1998) 151 ALR 717 cited

Pryles Australian Citizenship Law 1981 Goldring The Constitution of Papua New Guinea 1978 Pearce & Geddes Statutory Interpretation in Australia 5th Ed. 2001 MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS v SUSAN WALSH Q 16 OF 2002 Q 39 OF 2002 HEEREY, MANSFIELD & HELY JJ 26 JUNE 2002 SYDNEY (HEARD IN BRISBANE)