ZJJM and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Citizenship)

The applicant, ZJJM, sought judicial review of a decision by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs to refuse their application for Australian citizenship. The primary dispute concerned whether the applicant met the permanent residency requirements stipulated by section 5 of the *Australian Citizenship Act 2007* (Cth). The matter was heard by Illingworth SM in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant was a "permanent resident" as defined by the *Australian Citizenship Act 2007* at the time of their citizenship application. This required a determination of whether the applicant's immigration status satisfied the criteria for permanent residency under the Act.

The Tribunal affirmed the Minister's decision, finding that the applicant did not meet the permanent residency requirements. The reasoning focused on the applicant's immigration status, which was determined not to qualify them as a permanent resident for the purposes of section 5 of the Act. Consequently, the applicant failed to satisfy a fundamental eligibility criterion for the grant of Australian citizenship.