Ponugoti v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 67

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Ponugoti v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 67 Citation: Ponugoti v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 67

Appeal from: Ponugoti v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2014] FCCA 2135

Parties: PRADEEP KUMAR PONUGOTI v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION and MIGRATION REVIEW TRIBUNAL

File number: VID 530 of 2014

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 11 February 2015

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for student (class TU, subclass 572) visa – invitation to attend hearing of Tribunal – invitation returned to Tribunal as appellant not at address provided to Tribunal – invitation emailed to appellant – appellant failed to attend hearing – Tribunal did not adjourn and proceeded to decision – enrolment requirements for student visa – whether failure to provide procedural fairness – whether exercise of statutory power unreasonable

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 348, s 362B, s 362B(1), s 362B(2), s 379A, Div 5, Pt 5 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 1.40A, Sch 2 cl 570.232, cl 571.232, cl 572.223, cl 572.223(2)(b), cl 572.231, cl 573.231, cl 574.231, cl 575.231, Sch 5 cl 5A405(1), cl 5A405(2)

Cases cited: Kaur v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 915; (2014) 141 ALD 619 Luu & Anor v Renevier (1989) 19 ALD 521 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2014] FCAFC 1; (2014) 139 ALD 50 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Randhawa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 52 FCR 437 Prasad v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1985) 6 FCR 155 SZIGQ & Anor v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship & Anor [2007] FCA 328