Han v Minister for Home Affairs

HAN
v
MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS & ANOR
[2019] HCASL 236
S113/2019

The applicant seeks special leave to appeal from a decision of the Federal Court of Australia (Bromwich J) dismissing an appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Judge Dowdy) dismissing an application for judicial review of the decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to affirm the decision of a delegate of the first respondent Minister not to grant the applicant a Skilled (Residence) (Class VB) Skilled Independent (Subclass 885) visa.
There is no reason to doubt the correctness of the Federal Court's decision. The application should be refused.
Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application with costs.

V.M Bell G.A.A Nettle

14 August 2019

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The applicant in this case, HAN, sought special leave to appeal a decision of the Federal Court, which in turn had dismissed an appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit Court. The Federal Circuit Court had dismissed an application for judicial review of a decision made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal had affirmed the decision of a delegate of the Minister for Home Affairs not to grant the applicant a Skilled (Residence) (Class VB) Skilled Independent (Subclass 885) visa. The applicant, HAN, was contending that the decision-making process was flawed and sought to challenge it on that basis. The High Court was asked to grant special leave to appeal the decision of the Federal Court.

The legal issues before the Court were whether the Federal Court's decision was correct, and whether there was any error in the decision-making process that warranted an appeal to the High Court. The applicant argued that there were errors in the decision-making process, but the Court found no reason to doubt the correctness of the Federal Court's decision. The Court noted that there was no basis for the applicant to seek special leave to appeal the decision of the Federal Court.

The Court found that there was no reason to doubt the correctness of the Federal Court's decision. The applicant's arguments did not provide a sufficient basis to warrant an appeal to the High Court. The Court noted that the decision of the Federal Court was a sound and well-reasoned decision, and there was no error in the decision-making process. The Court also found that the application for special leave to appeal should be refused, and directed the Registrar to draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application with costs.

In summary, the High Court found no reason to doubt the correctness of the Federal Court's decision and dismissed the application for special leave to appeal. The Court found that the decision-making process was sound and there was no error in the decision. The applicant's arguments did not provide a sufficient basis to warrant an appeal to the High Court. The Court directed the Registrar to draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application with costs.

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