NHBK v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1175

Federal Court of Australia

NHBK v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 1175 Review of: Application for extension of time: NHBK and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2023] AATA 364

File number: NSD 482 of 2023

Judgment of: LEE J

Date of judgment: 4 October 2023

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for extension of time to seek judicial review of decision of Administrative Appeals Tribunal – where applicant's visa cancelled on account of criminal offending – where delay explicable but proposed amended grounds of review lacking in merit – application refused

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 477A(1), 477A(2), 494B, 499, 500(6B), 500(6L), 501, 501(3A), 501(3A)(b), 501(4A)(c), 501(6)(a), 501(7), 501(7)(c), 501(12), 501CA, 501CA(3)(a), 501CA(3)(b), 501CA(4), 501CA(4)(b)(i), 501CA(4)(b)(ii), 501G(1), 501G(4) Bail Act 2013 (NSW) ss 14, 62 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) ss 11, 11(1), 20, 63, 63(2)(c) Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 5.02

Cases cited: BQQ15 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 218 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76; (2009) 109 NSWLR 1 Graham v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 33; (2017) 263 CLR 1 Kassem v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 451 Lee v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 1669 Tu'uta Katoa v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] HCA 28; (2022) 96 ALJR 819