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

In the High Court of Australia, the plaintiff, identified as M94/2020, sought judicial review of a decision made by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. The dispute concerned the refusal to grant the plaintiff a protection visa.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the plaintiff an extension of time to commence proceedings, and if so, to consider the merits of the application to quash the delegate's decision to refuse the protection visa. The court was also tasked with determining the appropriate orders to be made regarding the plaintiff's visa application and costs.

His Honour granted the plaintiff an extension of time to commence the proceeding. The court reasoned that the delegate's decision of 6 August 2019 to refuse the plaintiff a protection visa was flawed and therefore quashed that decision. The court ordered that the defendant determine the plaintiff's application for a protection visa according to law and that the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the application.