Brownlie v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs

Review of:

Brownlie and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2021] AATA 1485

File number:

WAD 151 of 2021

Judgment of:

FEUTRILL J

Date of judgment:

10 May 2023

Catchwords:

MIGRATION – application for judicial review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – where Tribunal affirmed 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 Tribunal failed to have regard to a mandatory relevant consideration of a Ministerial direction – whether Tribunal considered the representations and evidence – whether unarticulated representations emerged clearly from the material before the Tribunal – application allowed

Legislation:

Constitution ss 75(v), 77(i)

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 2A, 24Z, 25, 33(1), 33(1)(c), 34J, 35, 39(1), 40, 40A, 43, 43(1), 43(2), 43(2B), 43C

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 13, 14, 15, 189, 198, 409(2), 4.30, 474, 476A, 476A(1)(b), 499, 499(2A), 496, 500, 500(1)(ba), 500(6C), 500(6F), 500(6F)(c), 500(6G)-500(6L), 501, 501CA, 501(3A), 501(5), 501(6)(a), 501(7)(c), 501CA(3), 501CA(4), 501G

Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 2.52

Cases cited:

Appellant V324 of 2004 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 259

Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 184; (2003) 236 FCR 593

AXT19 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 32

Ayoub v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 83; (2015) 231 FCR 513

AYY17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 89; (2018) 261 FCR 503

Benjamin v Repatriation Commission [2001] FCA 1879; (2001) 70 ALD 622

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

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

DFW18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 599; (2019) 165 ALD 259

Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 46 FLR 409

Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 77 ALJR 1088

DWN027 v Republic of Nauru [2018] HCA 20; (2018) 92 ALJR 548

FHHM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 19

Grant v Repatriation Commission [1999] FCA 1629; (1999) 57 ALD 1

Hands v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 225; (2018) 267 FCR 628

Hong v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 55; (2019) 269 FCR 47

Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34; (2018) 264 CLR 123

Htun v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1802; (2001) 233 FCR 136

KXXH v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 111; (2022) 292 FCR 15

Kirk v Industrial Court (NSW) [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531

Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Samsung C&T Corporation [2016] WASCA 130; (2016) 50 WAR 399

McHugh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2020] FCA 843; (2020) 170 ALD 538

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24

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 Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39; (2009) 259 ALR 429

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSRS [2014] FCAFC 16; (2014) 309 ALR 67

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZNPG [2010] FCAFC 51; (2010) 115 ALD 303

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT [2013] FCA 317; (2013) 212 FCR 99

Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323

Montgomery v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCA 1423

NABE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263; (2004) 144 FCR 1

Navoto v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 135

Paramananthan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 94 FCR 28

Plaintiff S157/2002 v The Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476

Plaintiff M1/2021 v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 17; (2022) 96 ALJR 497

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

Sellamuthu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 247; (1999) 90 FCR 287

Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31; (2008) 235 CLR 286

SHKB v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 545

Singh v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 3; (2019) 267 FCR 200

Suleiman v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 594; (2018) 74 AAR 545

SZTMD v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 150; (2015) 150 ALD 34

Uelese v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 15; (2015) 256 CLR 203

VAAD v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 117

Viane v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 116; (2018) 263 FCR 531

Division:

General Division

Registry:

Western Australia

National Practice Area:

Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Number of paragraphs:

103

Date of hearing:

3 June 2022 and 9 August 2022

Counsel for the Applicant:

Mr M Albert with Mr N Boyd-Caine (Pro Bono)

Counsel for the First Respondent:

Mr G Johnson (3 June 2022)

Mr P Knowles with Ms A Poukchankski (9 August 2022)

Solicitor for the First Respondent:

Australian Government Solicitor

Counsel for the Second Respondent:

The Second Respondent submits to any order of the Court, subject to the question of costs