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Garland v. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs & Anor

Case No. P20/2023

Case information

Lower Court Judgment

25/08/2023 Federal Court of Australia (Stewart, Feutrill and Hespe JJ)

[2023] FCAFC 144

Catchwords

Immigration – visa cancellation – materiality – whether Full Federal Court erred in holding error by AAT in misconstruing meaning of “vulnerable member of the community” in Direction 90 made under s 499 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) not material to decision to refuse revocation of visa cancellation – whether Full Court erred in approach to materiality in light of LPDT v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 12.

Documents

19/10/2023 Application for special leave to appeal

06/09/2024 Hearing (Full Court, Melbourne)
(Includes pronouncement of final orders by consent)