"The amendments in the Bill respond to the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (the Federal Court) in Pearson v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] FCAFC 203 (Pearson). In Pearson, the Federal Court relevantly held that, in effect, an aggregate sentence (a single sentence for more than one offence) imposing a term of imprisonment does not, in and of itself, constitute a ‘substantial criminal record’ within the meaning given by subsection 501(7) of the Migration Act..."
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