PPHF v Director-General of Security [2011] FCAFC 70

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

PPHF v Director-General of Security [2011] FCAFC 70 Citation: PPHF v Director-General of Security [2011] FCAFC 70

Appeal from: PPHF and Ors and Director-General of Security [2010] AATA 1020

Parties: PPHF, VGZS and BYRH v DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF SECURITY

File number: NSD 19 of 2011

Judges: EMMETT, PERRAM AND ROBERTSON JJ

Date of judgment: 23 May 2011

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 s 44 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 ss 35, 36, 37, 38, 54 Migration Act 1958 s 33 Migration Regulations 1994

Cases cited: Buck v Comcare (1996) 66 FCR 359

Date of hearing: 23 May 2011

Place: Sydney

Division: GENERAL DIVISION

Category: No catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 43

Counsel for the Applicants: P R Boulten SC with S Prince and G Del Villar

Solicitor for the Applicants: SBA Lawyers

Counsel for the Respondent: P J Hanks QC

Solicitor for the Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION NSD 19 of 2011

ON APPEAL FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL

BETWEEN: PPHF

First Applicant

VGZS

Second Applicant

BYRH

Third Applicant

AND: DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF SECURITY

Respondent

JUDGES: EMMETT, PERRAM AND ROBERTSON JJ DATE OF ORDER: 23 MAY 2011 WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. The applicants pay the costs of the Director–General of Security. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules. The text of entered orders can be located using Federal Law Search on the Court's website.