Le v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 875

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Le v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs

[2004] FCA 875 MIGRATION – judicial review – cancellation of visa – character test – Minister's Direction – consideration of best interests of children – whether mandatory relevant consideration – procedural fairness – International Covenant on Rights of Child – Minister's Direction – importing elements of International Covenant on Rights of Child – legitimate expectation – whether genuine, proper and realistic consideration of best interests of children – whether reasonable inquiry made – whether adverse material placed before Minister without notice to visa holder – protection obligations – procedural fairness – whether adverse material placed before Minister without notice to the visa holder – country information – whether any practical unfairness. Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 501, s 474, s 499 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Nezovic v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (No 2) (2003) 203 ALR 33 cited Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 cited Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 cited Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Limited (1986) 162 CLR 24 cited Djalic v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 151 cited Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission (NSW) v Browning (1947) 74 CLR 492 cited R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte 2HD Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 45 cited FAI Insurances Ltd v Winneke (1982) 151 CLR 342 cited O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210 cited Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 cited Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade v Magno (1992) 37 FCR 298 cited Re: Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 195 ALR 502 cited Jumbunna Coal Mine NL v Victorian Coal Miners' Association (1908) 6 CLR 309 cited Polites v The Commonwealth (1945) 70 CLR 60 cited Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995) 183 CLR 273 cited Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs v Gray (1994) 50 FCR 189 cited Khan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unrep, Fed Court, 11/12/87) cited Applicant WAFV of 2002 v Refugee Review Tribunal (2003) 125 FCR 351 cited M238 of 2002 v The Honourable Phillip Ruddock, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 260 cited VAN TU LE v THE MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS W307 OF 2002 FRENCH J 5 JULY 2004 PERTH