Evans v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 945

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Evans v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 945

MIGRATION – whether Western Australian Police Service is a gazetted agency under s 503A – whether gazettal notice published by the Minister under s 503A(9) describing the classes of agencies entitled to confidentiality as gazetted agencies is a valid exercise of power – whether the publication of the gazettal notice is an exercise of power of a legislative, rather than an administrative or executive character – whether invalid portions of the gazettal notice may be severed

WORDS AND PHRASES – "specify" – "instrument"

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 501(2) and 503A Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 46(1)(b) and 46(2)

Wu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 89 - cited NAAO v Secretary, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 292 – considered McMorran v A.E. Marrison (Contractors) Ltd [1944] 2 All ER 448 - cited Collector of Customs (NSW) v Lawlor (1979) 24 ALR 307 - cited Azevedo v Secretary, Department of Primary Industries and Energy (1992) 106 ALR 683 – considered The Queen v Hamilton Knight; Ex parte The Commonwealth Steamship Owners Association (1952) 86 CLR 283 - cited Australian Capital Equity Pty Ltd v Beale (1993) 41 FCR 242 – cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Sharma (1999) 90 FCR 513 - cited Dutton v Republic of South Africa (1999) 162 ALR 625 – cited Edenmead Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1984) 4 FCR 348 – cited Blackpool Corporation v Locker [1948] 1 K.B. 349 – cited Minister for Industry and Commerce v Tooheys Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 260 - considered Harrington v Lowe (1996) 190 CLR 311 – applied Concord Council v Optus Networks Pty Ltd (1996) 90 LGERA 232 - cited Foxtel Management Pty Ltd v Australian Competition Consumer Commission (2000) 173 ALR 362 - cited Telstra Corporation Ltd v Seven Cable Television Pty Ltd (2000) 102 FCR 517 – cited Re Dingjan; Ex parte Wagner (1995) 183 CLR 323 - applied Pidoto v Victoria (1943) 68 CLR 87 – cited Department of Premier v Birrell (No 2) [1990] VR 51 - cited