Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 652

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 652 Appeal from: Singh & Anor v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 387

File number: NSD 377 of 2016

Judge: NORTH J

Date of judgment: 27 May 2016

Legislation: Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg. 1.15C(a)

Date of hearing: 27 May 2016

Registry: New South Wales

Division: General Division

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Category: No Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 13

Counsel for the Appellants: The appellants appeared in person

Counsel for the Respondents: Mr T Reilly

Solicitor for the Respondents: DLA Piper Australia

ORDERS NSD 377 of 2016

BETWEEN: AMANDEEP SINGH First Appellant

PAWANDEEP KAUR Second Appellant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION First Respondent

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Second Respondent

JUDGE: NORTH J DATE OF ORDER: 27 MAY 2016

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. The appellants to pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal as agreed or assessed. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

NORTH J:

introduction 1 Before the Court is an appeal from orders made by the Federal Circuit Court on 22 October 2014. The Federal Circuit Court dismissed an application for review of a decision of the Migration Review Tribunal, now the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, made on 29 November 2013. The Tribunal affirmed a decision of the delegate of the first respondent, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, to refuse the appellants' Skilled (Residence) (Class VB) (subclass 885) visas (885 visas).