BOY19 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 574

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BOY19 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 574 Appeal from: BOY19 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Administrative Appeals Tribunal, No. 2017/5535, 22 November 2018)

File number(s): VID 1642 of 2018

Judge(s): O'BRYAN J

Date of judgment: 7 May 2019

Catchwords: MIGRATION – Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirmed decision to refuse applicant citizenship on character grounds – meaning of satisfaction in s 21(2)(h) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) – whether Tribunal erred in applying standard of comfortable satisfaction in assessing good character – meaning of good character in s 21(2)(h) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) – whether Tribunal erred in taking into account applicant's lack of diligence in his dealings with governmental bodies – whether Court should make a finding of fact as to good character under s 44(7) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth)

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 44(1), 44(7) Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) ss 21(2)(h), 24(3)

Cases cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union v Ansett Australia Ltd (2000) 175 ALR 173 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1949) 78 CLR 353 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Buck v Bavone (1976) 135 CLR 110 Cabal v Minister for Justice (2000) 101 FCR 112 CDNB and WLVM v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] AATA 757 CLS15 v Federal Circuit Court of Australia (2017) 72 AAR 502 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280 Commissioner of Taxation v Roberts (1992) 37 FCR 246 Goldie v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1999) 56 ALD 321; [1999] FCA 1277 Grass v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 231 FCR 128 Green v R (1971) 126 CLR 28 Irving v Minister of State for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs (1996) 68 FCR 422 Locke v Locke (1956) 95 CLR 165 Marku v Minister for Justice (2015) 237 FCR 580 McDonald v Director General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 110 ALR 449; 67 ALJR 170 O'Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210 Rejfek v McElroy (1965) 112 CLR 517 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (2014) 226 FCR 555 Sun v Minister for Immigration (2016) 243 FCR 220 Thomas v R (1960) 102 CLR 584 Waterford v The Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 Whitlam v ASIC (2003) 57 NSWLR 559 Yum! Restaurants Australia Pty Ltd v Full Bench of Fair Work Australia (2012) 205 FCR 306