Maharjan v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 213

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Maharjan v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 213 Appeal from: Maharjan & Ors v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 3029

File number: NSD 2127 of 2016

Judges: GILMOUR, LOGAN AND MORTIMER JJ

Date of judgment: 15 December 2017

Catchwords: MIGRATION – alleged fraud committed on a visa applicant during the visa application process – whether Federal Circuit Court failed to consider whether fraud had invalidated the visa application or the visa application process – application of Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 141 and Gill v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 142 – consideration of Trivedi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2014) 220 FCR 169 – appeal allowed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to amend notice of appeal – whether appellant should have leave to raise a new ground not run below – leave granted

Legislation: Constitution, s 75(v) Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 55, 65, 97, 98, 476 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), Sch 2, cl 573; Sch 4, Pt 1, item 4020

Cases cited: Cameron v Holt [1980] HCA 5; 142 CLR 342 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 DPP v Moseley [2013] NTSC 8; 275 FLR 140 Gill v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 142 Kumra v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 778 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Kim [2014] FCAFC 47; 221 FCR 523 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Kumar [2017] HCA 11; 91 ALJR 466 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh & Anor [2017] HCATrans 79 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Lu [2010] FCAFC 147; 189 FCR 525 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZLIX [2008] FCAFC 17; 245 ALR 501 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Li [2000] FCA 1456; 103 FCR 486 Murad v Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 73 Murphy v Farmer [1988] HCA 31; 165 CLR 19 O'Brien v Komesaroff (1982) 150 CLR 310 Park v Brothers (2005) 85 ALJR 371 Plaintiff M150/2013 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 25; 255 CLR 199 Plaintiff S297/2013 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 24; 255 CLR 179 Prodduturi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 624; 142 ALD 550 Prodduturi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 5; 144 ALD 243 R (Burns) v County Court Judge of Tyrone [1961] NI 167 R v Stanley [2014] QCA 116; [2015] 1 Qd R 118 Singh v Minister for Immigration [2015] FCCA 509 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 151 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 141 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 475 Sun v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 52; 243 FCR 220 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 35; 232 CLR 189 SZLHP v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCAFC 152; 172 FCR 170 SZRUR v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 146; 216 FCR 445 SZSJA v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 158; 308 ALR 266 SZSXT v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 40; 222 FCR 73 Trivedi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 42; 220 FCR 169 University of Wollongong v. Metwally (No. 2) (1985) 59 ALJR 481 Vyas v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FMCA 92 Wati v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1996] FCA 1043; 71 FCR 103