Huynh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 314

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Huynh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 314 File number: WAD 722 of 2015

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 13 April 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – applicant convicted of assault with intent to rob – Minister exercised discretion to cancel resident return visa under s 501(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – whether Minister failed to take into account a relevant consideration or took into account an irrelevant consideration – whether Minister's decision was legally unreasonable – application dismissed

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 4, s 195A, s 200, s 501, s 501(1), s 501(2), s 501(6), s 501(6)(a), s 501(7)(c)

Cases cited: Brown v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 183 FCR 113; [2010] FCAFC 33 Craig v The State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58. Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Huynh v Minister for Immigration [2003] FMCA 207 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Eden [2016] FCAFC 28 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li and Another (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang and Others (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs v Huynh [2004] FCAFC 47 Moana v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 230 FCR 367; [2015] FCAFC 54 Regina v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Stretton v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (No 2) (2015) 231 FCR 36; [2015] FCA 559 Te Puke v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 230 FCR 499; [2015] FCA 398 The State of Western Australia v Huynh [2011] WASCSR 192