Plaintiff M94/2020 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs

[2020] HCATrans 201

[2020] HCATrans 201

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Melbourne  No M94 of 2020

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PLAINTIFF M94/2020

Plaintiff

and

MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

Defendant

NETTLE J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT MELBOURNE ON THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020, AT 10.02 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

HIS HONOUR:   I heard this matter on 23 November 2020 in Melbourne and I have determined that the plaintiff’s application should be granted.  I publish my reasons.

The orders of the Court are as follows:

1.The plaintiff is granted an extension of time within which to commence this proceeding.

2.The decision of the defendant’s delegate of 6 August 2019 to refuse to grant the plaintiff a protection visa is quashed.

3.The defendant determine the plaintiff’s application for a protection visa according to law.

4.        The defendant pay the plaintiff’s costs of the application.

I publish those orders.

The Court will now adjourn.

AT 10.03 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED