Sharma v Minister for Home Affairs

Sharma, the applicant, sought judicial review of a decision by the Minister for Home Affairs, the respondent, to refuse his application for a Regional Employer Nomination visa. The application concerned the refusal of a visa under the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth).

The primary legal issue before the Federal Court was whether the delegate of the Minister had erred in law in refusing the visa application. Specifically, the court was required to consider whether the delegate had failed to properly consider the evidence and submissions provided by the applicant in support of his visa application, and whether the delegate's decision was affected by an error of fact or law.

Judge Riethmuller found that there were no matters of principle raised by the application that warranted judicial review. The court determined that the delegate had adequately considered the relevant material and that the decision to refuse the visa was open to the delegate on the evidence before them. Consequently, the application for judicial review was dismissed.