Siddiqui v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 154

Federal Court of Australia

Siddiqui v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 154 Appeal from: Siddiqui v Minister for Immigration [2020] FCCA 1243

File number: VID 411 of 2020

Judgment of: PERRAM J

Date of judgment: 2 March 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Circuit Court – where unsuccessful Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) (Subclass 820) visa application

Legislation: Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) Sch 2 cl 820.211(2)(d)(ii), Sch 4 Pt 1 cl 4004

Cases cited: Siddiqui v Minister for Immigration [2020] FCCA 1243

Division: General Division

Registry: Victoria

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Number of paragraphs: 11

Date of last submission: 22 February 2023

Date of hearing: 27 February 2023

Counsel for the Appellant: The Appellant appeared in person

Counsel for the First Respondent: Mr S Kovacs

Solicitor for the First Respondent: Clayton Utz

Counsel for the Second Respondent: The Second Respondent filed a submitting notice save as to costs

ORDERS VID 411 of 2020

BETWEEN: MOHAMMAD WASIM SIDDIQUI Appellant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS First Respondent

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Second Respondent

order made by: PERRAM J DATE OF ORDER: 2 MARCH 2023

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The appeal be dismissed. 2. The Appellant pay the First Respondent's costs of the appeal, to be agreed or assessed. 3. The First Respondent's name be changed to 'Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs'. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.