Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Maurangi v Honourable Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCA 15 Citation: Maurangi v Honourable Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCA 15
Parties: CHARLIE MAURANGI v THE HONOURABLE CHRIS BOWEN MP, MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & CITIZENSHIP
File number: SAD 256 of 2011
Judge: LANDER J
Date of judgment: 19 January 2012
Catchwords: MIGRATION – Minister's discretion to cancel visa "in the national interest" – applicant had a substantial criminal record – Minister suspected applicant did not pass character test – cancelled visa – whether power of the Minister under s 501A engaged – whether applicant denied procedural fairness – whether Minister misconstrued meaning of "in the national interest" – whether Minister did not consider an accurate statement of applicant's criminal record – application dismissed.
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth), s 43(1) Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 476A(1)(c), s 501, s 501(2), s 501(6), s 501(7), s 501A, s 501A(1), s 501A(2)
Cases cited: Lam v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 104 FCR 454 cited Madafferi v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2002) 118 FCR 326 considered Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Gunner (1998) 84 FCR 400 cited Re Patterson; Ex parte Taylor (2001) 207 CLR 391 cited
Date of hearing: 2 December 2011
Date of last submissions: 16 December 2011
Place: Adelaide
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
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