Hona v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1564

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Hona v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1564 File number: NSD 724 of 2018

Judge: FLICK J

Date of judgment: 18 October 2018

Catchwords: MIGRATION – non-revocation of visa cancellation – review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – judicial review of Tribunal decision – requirement of Tribunal to comply with Ministerial directions PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – unrepresented parties – consideration of role of the Court – consideration of obligations of "model litigant"

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M, 37N Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 476A, 499, 501, 501CA Legal Services Directions 2017 (Cth) Sch 1 Appendix B

Cases cited: BQL15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 104 Commissioner of Taxation v La Rosa [2002] FCA 1036, (2002) 196 ALR 139 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Khan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (unreported, Gummow J, 11 December 1987) LVR (WA) Pty Ltd v Administrative Appeals Tribunal [2012] FCAFC 90, (2012) 203 FCR 166 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11, (2016) 237 FCR 1 MZZSL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 178, (2015) 145 ALD 669 NAJT v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 134, (2005) 147 FCR 51 Plaintiff M64/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 50, (2015) 258 CLR 173 Re Hona and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Migration) [2018] AATA 773 Re Ugur and Australian Human Rights Commission [2010] AATA 144, (2010) 114 ALD 192 SZRUR v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 146, (2013) 216 FCR 445 Williams v Minister for the Environment and Heritage [2003] FCA 535, (2003) 74 ALD 124