Legislation Updates
Organisations for non-judicially determined claims of family violence
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the organisation ... for the purposes of the definition of independent expert in regulation 1.21 of the Migration Regulations..."
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New VACs from 1 July 2025
The new instrument increases Visa Application Charges (VACs) starting on 1 July 2025.
The new Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charges) Regulations 2025 commences on 1...
Case Law Updates
Illogical to expect detainee to show rehabilitation in the community?
Federal Court. Was it impossible for the Applicant to demonstrate the testing of his rehabilitation in the community, as he had not been in the community, with the result that the finding about lack of testing in the community was illogical?
AAT’s “unattributed” copying from delegate’s reasons
Federal Circuit and Family Court. Did the Tribunal’s unattributed copying from the delegate’s reasons, combined with other factors, lead to the conclusion that it failed to bring its own independent mind to the merits of the review? If so, is that a type of error that is material by definition?
IAA’s failure to click on a hyperlink a jurisdictional error?
Federal Court. Was it "legally unreasonable for the Authority not to consider getting 'new information' by clicking on the link that was provided as the source of what was described by the appellant as screenshots from the appellant's public Facebook account"?