Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Toa v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 1257 File numbers: NSD 1290 of 2017
Judge: GRIFFITHS J
Date of judgment: 26 October 2017
Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for judicial review of a decision of the Assistant Minister to cancel applicant's visa under s 501(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – where applicant did not pass character test under s 501(6)(a) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) because he had a substantial criminal record – where Assistant Minister weighed factors in favour of and against cancellation Held: application dismissed with costs
Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 501(2), 501(6), 501(7)
Cases cited: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2014] FCAFC 1; 231 FCR 437
Date of hearing: 24 October 2017
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 15
Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant appeared in person
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr N Swan
Solicitor for the Respondent: Mills Oakley
ORDERS NSD 1290 of 2017
BETWEEN: MIKE RINN MATAMARU TOA Applicant
AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION Respondent
JUDGE: GRIFFITHS J DATE OF ORDER: 26 OCTOBER 2017
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The originating application be dismissed. 2. The applicant pay the respondent's costs, as agreed or assessed. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.
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