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Kaur v. Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Case No. P6/2015

Case information

Catchwords

Plaintiff is citizen of India - applied for Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa and BS Partner (Residence) visa on grounds of being in a de facto relationship with an Australian citizen sponsor - application refused - claims that the delegate took into account irrelevant considerations of the relationship & failed to accord the plaintiff procedural fairness

Documents

05/02/2015 Application for an order to show cause

12/08/2015 Hearing (Single Justice, Perth)

21/08/2015 Hearing (Single Justice, Melbourne v/link Perth)

04/09/2015 Written submissions (Plaintiff)

04/09/2015 Chronology

24/09/2015 Consent Order

06/10/2015 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Vacated)

07/10/2015 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Approval of consent order)