WKMZ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 55

Federal Court of Australia

WKMZ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 55 Appeal from: WKMZ v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 1127

File number(s): VID 596 of 2020

Judgment of: KENNY, MORTIMER and abraham jJ

Date of judgment: 19 April 2021

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from single Judge dismissing application for review of decision of Administrative Appeals Tribunal to refuse to revoke mandatory cancellation of visa on character grounds under s 501A of the Migration Act – proper construction of ss 197C and 198 of the Migration Act – consistency of Ministerial Direction 79 with s 197C, considered – meaning of indefinite detention – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 197C, 198, 501, 501A

Cases cited: AJL20 v Commonwealth [2020] FCA 1305 Al Kateb v Godwin [2004] HCA 37; 219 CLR 562 Ali v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 650 Applicant S270/2019 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 32; 383 ALR 194 AQM18 v Minister for Immigration [2019] FCAFC 27; 268 FCR 424 AQM18 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 944; 162 ALD 449 ASP15 v Commonwealth of Australia [2016] FCAFC 145; 248 FCR 372 BDQ19 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1630; 167 ALD 38 BKS18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 1731 CPCF v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 1; 255 CLR 514 CWGF v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1802 CZCV v Commonwealth [2020] FCA 1864 DFDT v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 859 DFTD v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 207 DGBK v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1479 Dharma v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 550 DMH16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 448; 253 FCR 576 FRH18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 1769; 266 FCR 413 FTJ18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1775 GBV18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 17; 274 FCR 202 HVLC v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 616 Khalil v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 151; 271 FCR 326 Minister for Home Affairs v Omar [2019] FCAFC 188; 272 FCR 589 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSSJ [2016] HCA 29; 259 CLR 180 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZQRB [2013] FCAFC 33; 210 FCR 505 MNLR v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 35 NATB v Minister for Immigration [2003] FCAFC 292; 133 FCR 506 NBMZ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 38; 220 FCR 1 NKWF v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 409 Plaintiff M47/2012 v Director-General of Security [2012] HCA 46; 251 CLR 1 Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 41; 243 CLR 319 Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] HCA 32; 244 CLR 144 Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] HCA 53; 251 CLR 322 Plaintiff M96A/2016 v Commonwealth [2017] HCA 16; 261 CLR 582 Plaintiff S4/2014 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 34; 253 CLR 219 PRHR and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Migration) [2017] AATA 2782 SZSSJ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 125; 234 FCR 1 Taulahi v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 177; 246 FCR 146 TCWY v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1276 XFKR v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 323 XFKR v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 167