Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs v Park [2024] FCAFC 136

Federal Court of Australia

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs v Park [2024] FCAFC 136 Appeal from: Park v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2024] FedCFamC2G 233

File number(s): NSD 386 of 2024

Judgment of: PERRAM, PERRY AND FEUTRILL JJ

Date of judgment: 25 October 2024

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) – whether notification of decision to refuse to grant a visa satisfied requirement in s 66(2)(d)(ii) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – consideration of the meaning 'state' in s 66(2)(d) - whether non-compliance was trivial

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 66(1), 66(2), 66(2)(d), 66(2)(d)(ii), 338(2), 347(1)(b), 494B, 494B(1), 494B(5), 494C, 494C(1), 494C(5), 494D(1), 494D(2), 501CA(3) Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) regs 2.16(1), 2.16(3), 4.10(1)

Cases cited: Ali v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1102 BMY18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 189; 271 FCR 517 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Ltd [1996] HCA 36; 186 CLR 389 Comptroller-General of Customs v Pharm-A-Care Laboratories Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 2; 270 CLR 494 DFQ17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 64; 270 FCR 492 Hope v Bathurst City Council [1980] HCA 16; 144 CLR 1 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v EFX17 [2021] HCA 9; 271 CLR 112 Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Parata [2021] FCAFC 46; 284 FCR 62 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Sandor v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 434 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCAFC 31 Vetter v Lake Macquarie City Council [2001] HCA 12; 202 CLR 439 Warren v Coombes [1979] HCA 9; 142 CLR 531