Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Splendido [2019] FCAFC 132

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Splendido [2019] FCAFC 132 Appeal from: Splendido v Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (No 2) [2018] FCA 1158

File number: VID 1060 of 2018

Judges: MORTIMER, MOSHINSKY AND WHEELAHAN JJ

Date of judgment: 16 August 2019

Catchwords: MIGRATION – mandatory cancellation of visa on character grounds under s 501(3A) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – where representations made seeking revocation of the cancellation decision – where Assistant Minister decided not to revoke the cancellation decision – where Assistant Minister found that there existed a likelihood that the respondent would re-offend and, accordingly, that he represented an unacceptable risk of harm to the Australian community – where primary judge found that there was no evidence to support these findings – whether primary judge erred in so finding

Legislation: Constitution, s 75(v) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), s 44 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 189, 196, 474, 499, 501, 501CA Factories and Shops Act 1960 (Qld) Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005 (Vic), s 11

Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; 170 CLR 321 Australian Postal Corporation v D'Rozario [2014] FCAFC 89; 222 FCR 303 Australian Retailers Association v Reserve Bank of Australia [2005] FCA 1707; 148 FCR 446 BSJ16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 78; 252 FCR 82 Christine George & Ors on behalf of the Gurambilbarra People v State of Queensland [2008] FCA 1518 Cotterill v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 61; 240 FCR 29 Hands v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 225; 364 ALR 423 Hannes v DPP (No 2) [2006] NSWCCA 373; 205 FLR 217 Hughes v The Queen [2017] HCA 20; 344 ALR 187 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v BHA17 [2018] FCAFC 68; 260 FCR 523 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Maioha [2018] FCAFC 216 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; 357 ALR 408 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16; 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Guo (1997) 191 CLR 559 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB [2004] HCA 32; 207 ALR 12 M v M (1988) 166 CLR 69 Muggeridge v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 200; 255 FCR 81 Nguyen v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 128 Ogbonna v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 620; 261 FCR 385 Picard v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1430 Rawson Finances Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2013] FCAFC 26; 296 ALR 307 RJE v Secretary to the Department of Justice [2008] VSCA 265; 21 VR 526 Sabourne v State of Western Australia [2010] WASCA 242 Sheen v Fields (1984) 51 ALR 345 SZNKV v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 56; 118 ALD 232 Tanielu v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 673; 225 FCR 424 Tillmanns Butcheries Pty Ltd v Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (1979) 27 ALR 367