Federal Circuit Court. Section 5F(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) provided that the prospective partner visa applicant and her sponsor must "have a mutual commitment to a shared life as husband and wife to the exclusion of all others". Did s 5F(1)(b) require the visa applicant and sponsor to manifest an affection for each other?
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia answered that question as follows:
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