Sharma v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCA 1708

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sharma v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCA 1708 Appeal from: Application for extension of time: Sharma & Ors v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2018] FCCA 2534

File number: VID 1339 of 2018

Judge: CHARLESWORTH J

Date of judgment: 18 October 2019

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for subclass 457 visa – whether criteria prescribed in cl 457.223(4)(da) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) satisfied – Administrative Appeals Tribunal having regard to information contained in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) – whether Tribunal misconstrued or misapplied the ANZSCO – whether Tribunal failed to perform the evaluative task prescribed in cl 457.223(4)(da) – no jurisdictional error

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 24 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 31, 65, 140GB Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 36.03, 36.05 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 2.01, 2.72; cl 457.223

Cases cited: AHI15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 64 Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen (1984) 3 FCR 344 Joshi v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2005] FMCA 1116 Mentink v Minister for Home Affairs [2013] FCAFC 113 MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) 152 ALD 478 Plaintiff M64/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2015) 258 CLR 173 Sharma & Ors v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2018] FCCA 2534 SZTRY v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 86