Public Interest Criterion 4020: Lessons from Wehbe v Minister for Home Affairs

In the High Court matter of Wehbe v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] HCA 50 the court upheld the delegate of the Minister’s decision to refuse a visa applicant on the basis of a bogus document pursuant to the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) (‘the Regulations’) Schedule 4 Public Interest Criterion 4020. There are important lessons from Wehbe for visa applicants who are required to satisfy Public Interest Criterion 4020. We provide some equally important key takeaways of this case further below. In our article Everything you need to know about public interest criterion 4020 we discussed the requirements of Public Interest Criterion...

11 July

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Appealing a Visa Refusal or Visa Cancellation – Merits Review and Judicial Review

Posted by Chris Korbel

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A person’s visa may be refused or cancelled under various grounds pursuant to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (the Act). Depending on the person’s circumstance and whether the person’s visa refusal or visa cancellation was valid or not, there may be a right to appeal the decision. Generally, among other things, a valid Notice of Refusal of Application or Notice or Cancellation will state whether the application for a visa is a reviewable decision or not, and will usually specify a strict time period if the decision can be appealed. To ascertain whether the respective notice is valid and/or whether the decision...

11 July

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Removal or Deportation from Australia: A Civil and Criminal Overlap

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The commonality between whether a person is removed or deported from Australia is that in both cases they are forcibly removed from Australia. There are important distinctions and applications between the two mechanisms available to the Minister and the Department of Home Affairs. In short, removal is an automated process when an unlawful non-citizen is held in immigration detention and has failed to satisfy strict statutory requirements. Deportation requires a specific deportation order to be made against an Australian permanent resident pursuant to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (the Act) In either case, a person will usually be interviewed prior to being removed...

10 June

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Everything you need to know about Public Interest Criterion 4020

Posted by Chris Korbel

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Has your Visa been refused under Public Interest Criterion 4020 Notice? Here’s What You Need to Know The occurrence of fraud or accidental provision of fraudulent documents across the visa applications process poses a high risk for not only the Department of Home Affairs but also for society at large. The concerns of the Department seem to stem from a real risk of visa applicants who fraudulently misuse their visa to facilitate illegal and heinous acts, including people smuggling, human trafficking, drug trafficking or terrorist operations. While these are justified and compelling policy factors, which are in the public’s interest, the vast...

Public Interest Criterion 4020: Lessons from Wehbe v Minister for Home Affairs

Appealing a Visa Refusal or Visa Cancellation – Merits Review and Judicial Review

Removal or Deportation from Australia: A Civil and Criminal Overlap

Everything you need to know about Public Interest Criterion 4020

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