NAAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 228

Cited legislation

• Migration Act 1958
• Hickman principle of construction to s 474 of Migration Act 1958
• Constitution, ss 71, 75(iii), 75(v) Judiciary Act 1903
• Cth), s 39B, s 44 Acts Interpretation Act 1901
• Cth) ss 15, 15A, 15AA Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
• Cth) ss 3, 8 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
• Cth) s 23 Migration Act 1958
• Cth), ss 3A, 36, 65, 116, 128, 129, 131, 424A, 474, 475, 475A, 476 Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001
• Cth) Migration Legislation Amendment (Procedural Fairness) Act 2002
• They raise a common question concerning the extent to which judicial review of privative clause decisions, as defined by s 474(2) of the Migration Act 1958
• The appeals involve the construction of the Act as amended last year by the Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001