King v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 766

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

King v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 766 Citation: King v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 766

Parties: DEAN KING v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION

File number: NSD 443 of 2014

Judge: FLICK J

Date of judgment: 25 July 2014

Catchwords: MIGRATION – cancellation of visa on character grounds – relevance of personal circumstances to exercise of discretion – inflexible application of policy ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – failure to consider relevant considerations – application of rule or policy – purposes served by a statement of reasons – the importance of a reference to the evidence – the failure to identify the evidence – the frustration of judicial scrutiny PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to have proceeding referred to a Full Court – correctness of earlier decision of Full Court – foreshadowed application to have decision overruled

Legislation: Australian Constitution s 75(v) Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25D Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 28 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) ss 5, 6, 13 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 20(1A) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Pt 8, ss 476A, 501(2), 501G

Cases cited: Acton Engineering Pty Ltd v Campbell (1991) 31 FCR 1 Anderson v Director-General of the Department of Environmental and Climate Change [2008] NSWCA 337, (2008) 251 ALR 633 Aporo v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2008] FCA 102 Bond v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1989) 89 ALR 185 Cummeragunga Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission [2004] FCA 1098, (2004) 139 FCR 73 Dalton v Commissioner of Taxation (1985) 7 FCR 382 Dalton v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1986) 160 CLR 246 Dornan v Riordan (1990) 24 FCR 564 Elias v Commissioner of Taxation [2002] FCA 845, (2002) 123 FCR 499 FTZK v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 26 Gough v Southern Queensland Regional Parole Board [2008] QSC 222 Habib v Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade [2010] FCA 1203 Jackson v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 203, (2003) 75 ALD 643 Khan v Minister for Immigration and Ethic Affairs (1987) 14 ALD 291 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS [2010] HCA 48, (2010) 243 CLR 164 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZNPG [2010] FCAFC 51, (2010) 115 ALD 303 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Anthonypillai [2001] FCA 274, (2001) 106 FCR 426 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Huynh [2004] FCAFC 256, (2004) 139 FCR 505 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Nystrom [2006] HCA 50, (2006) 228 CLR 566 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30, (2001) 206 CLR 323 NBMZ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 38, (2014) 307 ALR 49 NBNB v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 39, (2014) 307 ALR 90 Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union (NSW) v Secretary of the Treasury [2014] NSWCA 112 R v Kearney; Ex parte Attorney-General (NT) (1984) 3 FCR 534 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Palme [2003] HCA 56, (2003) 216 CLR 212 Re Minister for Resources; Ex parte Cazaly Iron Pty Ltd [2007] WASCA 175 Swift v SAS Trustee Corporation [2010] NSWCA 182 SZMWQ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCAFC 97, (2010) 187 FCR 109 SZRBA v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 81 VAAD v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 117