Leo and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Citizenship)

This matter concerned an application for citizenship by conferral made by Leo (the Applicant) to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. The Applicant's application was refused by the Minister, who was not satisfied that the Applicant was a person of good character. The Applicant sought review of this decision before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the Applicant was a person of good character for the purposes of section 21(2)(h) of the *Australian Citizenship Act 2007* (Cth). This involved considering the meaning of "good character" in the context of citizenship applications and assessing whether the Applicant's criminal and migration history demonstrated enduring moral qualities consistent with that standard.

The Tribunal found that it was not satisfied that the Applicant was a person of good character. In reaching this conclusion, the Tribunal considered the Applicant's past conduct and determined that it did not meet the required standard for the conferral of Australian citizenship. Consequently, the Tribunal affirmed the reviewable decision of the Minister.