BMH20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs FCA [2023] FCA 301

Federal Court of Australia

BMH20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 301 Appeal from: BMH20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FedCFamC2G 652

File number(s): VID 509 of 2022

Judgment of: SARAH C DERRINGTON J

Date of judgment: 4 April 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from Federal Circuit and Family Court upholding decision of Minister not to grant bridging visa E (subclass 050) – where appellant an unlawful non-citizen not in detention – whether eligible non-citizen within meaning of sub-reg 2.20(17)(c) Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) – whether Minister erred in considering absence of signed removal form, detention status and pending judicial review proceedings

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 31(3), 72, 73, 193, 195A, 198, 501(3A) Migration Amendment Regulations 2005 (No 2) (Cth) Migration Amendment Regulations 2005 (No 5) (Cth) Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 2.20, sch 2 cll 050.211, 050.221, 070.21, 070.22, 070.411

Cases cited: Huynh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 701; 232 FCR 497 M38/2002 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 131; 131 FCR 146 NATB v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 292; 133 FCR 506 Parmar v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] FCA 760; 195 FCR 186 R v Archdall and Roskruge; Ex parte Carrigan and Brown (1928) 41 CLR 128 SZKUO v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCAFC 167; 180 FCR 438