Nguyen v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 757

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Nguyen v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 757

MIGRATION – cancellation of visa under s 501(2), Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – error in description of visa in material submitted to Minister for decision – whether brief provided to Minister constituted reasons for decision of Minister by endorsement – whether best interests of children taken into account – whether Minister obliged to consider whether Australia had obligation under international law not to return visa holder to country of origin. Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 31, 31(3), 32-38, 501(2), 501E, 501G Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25D Migration (1993-1994) Regulations reg 2.01, 2.02 Migration Reform Act 1992 (Cth) s 34 Migration Reform (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1994 reg 3(1), 4(1), 5, 6 Dagli v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 298 cited Johnson v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (No. 3) [2004] FCA 137 cited Long v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 218 cited Lorenzo v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 435 cited Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Arslan (1984) 4 FCR 73 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v Huynhh [2004] FCAFC 47 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v Schwart [2003] FCAFC 229 followed Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Teoh (1995) 183 CLR 273 cited Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Palme (2003) ALJR 1829 cited NAAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2002) 193 ALR 499 referred to Paramananthan v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (1998) 94 FCR 28 cited Powell v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 71 cited Roberts v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 739 cited Tuncok v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003]FCA 1069 cited Vaitaiki v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1998) 150 ALR 608 cited W157/00A v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 190 ALR 55 cited Wan v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 107 FCR 133 cited VAN NHUAN NGUYEN V MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS W242 OF 2002 LEE 17 JUNE 2004 PERTH