Ngatoko v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1165

Federal Court of Australia

Ngatoko v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1165 Review of: Ngatoko and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2021] AATA 1039

File number: NSD 554 of 2021

Judgment of: FEUTRILL J

Date of judgment: 29 September 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for judicial review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – where the Tribunal affirmed a delegate's decision not to revoke the mandatory cancellation of the applicant's visa under s 501CA(4) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – whether the Tribunal considered the applicant's representations regarding the effect on the applicant's immediate family in Australia - whether the Tribunal made legally unreasonable findings as to the risk of harm to the applicant if removed from Australia

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 13, 14, 15, 189, 198, 477A, 496, 499(1), 499(2A), 500(1)(ba), 501, 501(3A), 501(5), 501(6)(a), 501(7)(c), 501CA, 501CA(3), 501CA(3)(b), 501CA(4), 501CA(4)(b)(ii), 501G Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 2.52

Cases cited: Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 184; (2003) 236 FCR 593 ARG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 174; (2016) 250 FCR 109 AXT19 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 32 Ayoub v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 83; (2015) 231 FCR 513 Bale v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 646 BIL17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 6; (2019) 268 FCR 114 BNB17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCA 304 Chamoun v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 66; (2020) 276 FCR 75 DAO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 2; (2018) 258 FCR 175 Downes v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 54; (2020) 81 AAR 277 DQM18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 110; (2020) 278 FCR 529 Dunasemant v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 13; (2022) 292 FCR 155 ECE21 v Minister for Home Affairs [2023] FCAFC 52 FCFY v Minister for Home Affairs (No 2) [2019] FCA 1990 Guclukol v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 148; (2020) 279 FCR 611 KXXH v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 111; (2022) 292 FCR 15 Minister for Home Affairs v HSKJ [2018] FCAFC 217; (2018) 266 FCR 591 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Maioha [2018] FCAFC 216; (2018) 267 FCR 643 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA [2019] HCA 3; (2019) 264 CLR 421 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSRS [2014] FCAFC 16; (2014) 309 ALR 67 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; (2018) 264 CLR 541 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16; (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZNPG [2010] FCAFC 51; (2010) 115 ALD 303 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] HCA 17; (2021) 273 CLR 506 Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 26; (2022) 403 ALR 398 Okoh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 84 Plaintiff M1/2021 v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 17; (2022) 400 ALR 417 PQSM v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1540 Uelese v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 15; (2015) 256 CLR 203 WQRJ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 736