BFM21 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 467

Federal Court of Australia

BFM21 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 467 File number: QUD 146 of 2021

Judgment of: FARRELL J

Date of judgment: 12 May 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – mandatory visa cancellation – application for review of personal decision of Minister not to revoke mandatory visa cancellation – whether failure to consider mandatory relevant consideration – whether decision involved illogical or irrational reasoning or legal unreasonableness – application dismissed

Legislation: Acts Interpetation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25D Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 501, 501CA, 501(3A), 501G(1) Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 (Qld) Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld) Sch 1 ss 23, 24, 27, 28

Cases cited: AVQ15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 133; (2018) 266 FCR 83 AXT19 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 32 AZAFQ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 105; (2016) 243 FCR 451 Appellant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 2003] FCAFC 184; (2003) 236 FCR 593 Brown v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 141; (2015) 235 FCR 88 BSJ16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 78; (2017) 252 FCR 82 BRZ17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCA 677 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 CKL21 v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] FCAFC 70; (2022) 293 FCR 634 Coker v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 929; (2017) 160 ALD 588 Guclukol v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 148; (2020) 279 FCR 611 Kamal v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 387 Minister for Home Affairs v Buadromo [2018] FCAFC 151; (2019) 267 FCR 320 Minister for Home Affairs v Ogawa [2019] FCAFC 98; (2019) 269 FCR 536 Minister for Home Affairs v Omar [2019] FCAFC 188; (2019) 272 FCR 589 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Maioha [2018] FCAFC 216; (2018) 267 FCR 643 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11; (2016) 237 FCR 1 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSRS [2014] FCAFC 16; (2014) 309 ALR 67 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZGUR [2011] HCA 1; (2011) 241 CLR 594 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2000] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migration Services and Multicultural Affairs v CTB19 [2020] FCAFC 166; (2020) 280 FCR 178 Moana v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 54; (2015) 230 FCR 367 Muggeridge v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 200; (2017) 255 FCR 81 MZZGE v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 72 Pallas v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 149 Plaintiff M1/2021 v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 17; (2022) 96 ALJR 497 R v Falconer [1990] HCA 49; (1990) 171 CLR 30 R v Milloy [1993] 1 Qd R 298 SZDXZ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCAFC 109 Soliman v University of Technology, Sydney [2012] FCAFC 146; (2012) 207 FCR 277 Viane v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 116; (2018) 263 FCR 531