Garcha, Jaspal Singh v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [1997] FCA 441

CATCHWORDS IMMIGRATION - whether a failure to investigate the authenticity of a document amounts to a failure to observe a procedure prescribed by s 420 and therefore reviewable under s 476(1)(a) of the Migration Act 1958 - whether there was evidence to justify certain findings - attempt to seek review of certain findings on the merits. Migration Act 1958 ss 420, 476(1)(a) and 476(2)(a) Chan Yee Kin v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1989) 169 CLR 379 Ram v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1995) 130 ALR 314 Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Surjit Singh (Full Court, Federal Court of Australia, 7 May 1997, unreported) Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Jagjit Singh (Full Court, Federal Court of Australia, 7 May 1997, unreported) Thanh Phat Ma v Billings (1997) 142 ALR 158 Dai Xing Yao v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (Sackville J, 17 April 1997, unreported) Mohideen v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Olney J, 17 April 1997, unreported) Teoh v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 49 FCR 409 Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995) 183 CLR 273 Lek v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1993) 117 ALR 455 Videto v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1985) 8 FCR 167 Luu v Renevier (1989) 91 ALR 39 Tickner v Bropho (1993) 40 FCR 183 Sarbjit Singh v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (Lockhart J, 18 October 1996, unreported) Dai v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (Full Court, Federal Court of Australia, 18 September 1996, unreported) Prasad v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1985) 6 FCR 155 Curragh Queensland Mining Ltd v Daniel (1992) 34 FCR 212 Szelagowicz v Stocker (1994) 35 ALD 16 No SG 1 of 1996 JASPAL SINGH GARCHA v THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS Mansfield J Adelaide 29 May 1997