Law v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 1726

Federal Court of Australia

Law v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 1726 Review from: Law v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] AATA 1469

File number: NSD 790 of 2020

Judgment of: STEWART J

Date of judgment: 1 December 2020

Catchwords: MIGRATION – visa cancellation on character grounds – application for review of decision of Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirming decision not to revoke visa cancellation pursuant to s 501CA(4) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – where Tribunal made error of law as to whether jurisdictional fact satisfied – whether error was material – application allowed

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 19A, 43 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 198(2A)(c), 476A, 501, 501CA Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 2.52

Cases cited: Ali v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 109; 380 ALR 393 BDS20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 1176 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; 60 CLR 336 Civil Aviation Safety Authority v Allan [2001] FCA 1064; 114 FCR 14 Collector of Customs (NSW) v Brian Lawlor Automotive Pty Ltd [1979] FCA 21; 24 ALR 307 Commonwealth of Australia v Horsfall [2010] FCA 443; 185 FCR 66 DHX17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 127; 382 ALR 246 Edwards v Santos Ltd [2011] HCA 8; 242 CLR 421 FYBR v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 500 FYBR v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 185; 272 FCR 454 Gaspar v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 1166; 153 ALD 338 Gedeon v Commissioner of New South Wales Crime Commission [2008] HCA 43; 236 CLR 120 Gill v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 51; 250 FCR 309 Hands v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 225; 267 FCR 628 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34; 264 CLR 123 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA [2019] HCA 3; 264 CLR 421 Petrotimor Companhia de Petroleos SARL v Commonwealth [2003] FCAFC 83; 128 FCR 507 Qantas Airways Ltd v Lustig [2015] FCA 253; 228 FCR 148 Re Brian Lawlor Automotive Pty Ltd and Collector of Customs (New South Wales) (1978) 1 ALD 167 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31; 235 CLR 286 Sillars v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 1313 Stewart v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 196 SZTFQ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 562 Bennett H and Broe GA, "The civil standard of proof and the 'test' in Briginshaw: Is there a neurobiological basis to being 'comfortably satisfied'?" (2012) 86 ALJ 258 Bennett H and Broe GA, "The neurobiology of judicial decision-making: Indigenous Australians, native title and the Australian High Court" (2009) 20 PLR 112