CRNL v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 252

Federal Court of Australia

CRNL v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 252 Review of: Application for extension of time: CRNL and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2021] AATA 2382

File number: WAD 12 of 2022

Judgment of: FEUTRILL J

Date of judgment: 23 March 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for an extension of time and judicial review of an Administrative Appeal Tribunal decision – where Administrative Appeal Tribunal affirmed delegate's decision not to revoke the mandatory cancellation of the applicant's visa – failure to take into account mandatory other considerations - failure to give active intellectual consideration to mandatory other considerations - turns on its own facts - no jurisdictional error

Legislation: Constitution ss 75(v), 77(i) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 43C Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 31.23 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 13, 14, 15, 189, 198, 474, 476A(1)(b), 477A(2), 496, 499, 499(2A), 500(1)(ba), 501(3A), 501(5), 501(6)(a), 501(7)(c), 501CA(3), 501CA(4) Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 2.52 Direction 90 – Visa refusal and cancellation under section 501 and revocation of a mandatory cancellation of a visa under section 501CA cll 9.2, 9.3 and 9.4.1

Cases cited: Ayoub v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 83; (2015) 231 FCR 513 BVD17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] HCA 34; (2019) 268 CLR 29 Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 107; (2017) 252 FCR 352 Craig v The State of South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 FKV17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] FCAFC 93; (2022) 402 ALR 492 Hands v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 225; (2018) 267 FCR 628 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34; (2018) 264 CLR 123 Kirk v Industrial Court (NSW) [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Lafu v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCAFC 140 Milne v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 495; (2010) 52 AAR 1 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Maioha [2018] FCAFC 216; (2018) 267 FCR 643 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1391; (2015) 242 FCR 585 Navoto v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 135 Plaintiff M1/2021 v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 17; (2022) 96 ALJR 497 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth [2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476 Pokrywka v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 1287 Re McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference [2002] HCA 16; (2002) 209 CLR 372 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 Savaiinaea v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 56 Soliman v University of Technology, Sydney [2012] FCAFC 146; (2012) 207 FCR 277 SZRIQ v Federal Magistrates Court of Australia [2013] FCA 1284; (2013) 236 FCR 442