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The Migration Act 1958 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that governs immigration to Australia. [2] It set up Australia’s universal visa system (or entry permits). Its long title is "An Act relating to the entry into, and presence in, Australia of aliens, and the departure or deportation from Australia of aliens and certain other ...
Each appeal reached the High Court via the appeal process written in Part 8 of the Migration Act. Each appeal argued that insufficient reasons had been provided by the decision makers who had denied the plaintiffs visas, under the act. Section 430 of the act mandated that decision makers provide reasons for their decision.
Graham v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection was a case heard by the High Court of Australia at the same time as Te Puia v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, which held that section 503A of the Migration Act 1958 is invalid to the extent that s 503A(2)(c) would apply to prevent the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from being required to divulge or ...
Section 51(xxvii) of the Constitution of Australia (the immigration power) grants the Commonwealth Parliament the power to make laws with respect to "immigration and emigration." Historically, it was the principal legislative power in support of Australia's immigration scheme , which is now embodied in the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).
The numbers began to increase greatly from 1980 to 2010. Foreigners constituted 28.1% of Singapore's total labour force in 2000, to 34.7% in 2010, [17] which is the highest proportion of foreign workers in Asia. Singapore's non-resident workforce increased 170% from 248,000 in 1990 to 670,000 in 2006 (Yeoh 2007).
In January 1991, Teoh was notified pursuant to the Migration Act 1958 that his application for resident status had been refused on the ground that he could not meet the good character requirement as he had a criminal record. In February 1991, Teoh applied for a review of the decision, providing documentation that included a testimonial from ...
Under the Migration Act 1958 decisions of the Tribunal were final and the merits of the decision could not be challenged in a court. [7] In Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth , [ 8 ] the High Court held that the section did not oust the jurisdiction of the High Court under s75(v) of the Constitution , [ 9 ] because it did not extend to ...
As a signatory to the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, Australia operates a humanitarian intake of migrants of around 13,770 persons per year (by comparison, Australia's Migration Program was 168,600 places in 2009–10). Those who have not gained prior approval to enter Australia for the purpose of seeking asylum ...