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Te Puia v. Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Case No. P58/2016
Related cases

M97/2016 – Graham v. Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Case information

Catchwords

decision made by the Minister to cancel applicant’s visa pursuant to s 501(3) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)  - application for judicial review filed in Federal Court - is s501(3) invalid in so far as it permits Minister to cancel a visa in reliance on information that is "protected" from production to a court under s503A(2)(c) and (d).

Short particulars

Documents

27/10/2016 Hearing (Single Justice, Melbourne)

10/11/2016 Special Case Stated

11/11/2016 Cause removed from Federal Court of Australia

14/11/2016 Hearing (Single Justice, Melbourne)

12/12/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)

12/12/2016 Chronology

25/01/2017 Written submissions (Respondent and Commonwealth Attorney-General intervening)

02/02/2017 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Victoria intervening)

02/02/2017 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)

03/02/2017 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the State of Queensland intervening)

06/02/2017 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Tasmania intervening)

28/02/2017 Amended written submissions (Attorney-General of the State of Queensland intervening)

30/03/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)

06/09/2017 Judgment (Judgment summary)