Moore v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 626

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Moore v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2007] FCA 626

MIGRATION — application to review Minister's decision to cancel visa on character grounds — whether applicant held an absorbed person visa — whether automatic cancellation of visa pursuant to s 501F(3) of Migration Act 1958 (Cth) — whether Minister failed to take into account best interests of applicant's child — whether applicant accorded procedural fairness Migration Act 1958(Cth) ss 34, 34(2)(b), 501, 501(2), 501(6), 501(7)(c), 501F(3) Migration Reform (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1994 (Cth) Johnson v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2004) 136 FCR 494discussed Potter v Minahan (1908) 7 CLR 277 referred to R v Macfarlane; Ex parte O'Flanagan (1923) 32 CLR 518 referred to Ex parte Walsh; Re Yates (1925) 37 CLR 36 referred to O'Keefe v Calwell (1949) 77 CLR 261 referred to Koon Wing Lau v Calwell (1949) 80 CLR 533 referred to R v Forbes; Ex parte Kwok Kwan Lee (1971) 124 CLR 168referred to Re Patterson; Ex parte Taylor (2001) 207 CLR 391discussed Shaw v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 218 CLR 28discussed Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Te (2002) 212 CLR 162 referred to Wan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2001) 107 FCR 133discussed Sales v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 1807 discussed Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Nystrom (2006) 230 ALR 370 referred to ANDREW MOORE v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP VID 1378 OF 2006

WEINBERG J

2 MAY 2007

MELBOURNE IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 1378 OF 2006

BETWEEN: ANDREW MOORE

Applicant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP