Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Singh v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] FCA 685 Citation: Singh v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] FCA 685
Appeal from: Singh v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] AATA 643
Parties: AMRITVEER SINGH v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP
File number: VID 798 of 2010
Judge: MARSHALL J
Date of judgment: 17 June 2011
Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Administrative Appeals Tribunal – application for citizenship pursuant to section 24(5) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) – applicant under the age of 18 at the time the application was made – whether the Australian Citizenship Instructions are ultra vires
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 44 Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) ss 21, 24 Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (Cth) s 13
Cases cited: Hneidi v Minister for Immigration (2010) 182 FCR 115 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 46 FLR 409 Budilay v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] FCA 508
Date of hearing: 30 May 2011
Place: Melbourne
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 14
Counsel for the Applicant: Ms E Latif
Solicitor for the Applicant: Clayton Utz
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr J Gibson
Solicitor for the Respondent: Clothier Anderson & Associates
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION VID 798 of 2010
ON APPEAL FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
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