Pokrywka v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Court: Federal Court (Australia)
• Judgment Date: 31 October 2022
• Neutral Citation: [2022] FCA 1287
• Date: 31 October 2022

Federal Court of Australia

Pokrywka v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 1287

Review of:	Application for Extension of time: Pokrywka and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration) [2020] AATA 5165
File number:	WAD 13 of 2022
Judgment of:	FEUTRILL J
Date of judgment:	31 October 2022
Catchwords:	MIGRATION – application for extension of time and review of a Tribunal decision – where Tribunal affirmed delegate’s decision not to revoke the mandatory cancellation of the applicant’s visa – extent to which the applicant was rehabilitated – likelihood of re-offending - where the Tribunal required to apply Ministerial Direction 79 – whether the Tribunal considered the applicant’s claims and evidence – whether an unarticulated claim emerges clearly from material before the Tribunal – express and implied representations – materiality – application dismissed.
Legislation:	Constitution ss 75(v), 77(i) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 2A, 18B, 33(1), 34J, 35, 39(1), 40, 40A, 43, 43(1), 43(2), 43(2B), 43C Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 31.23 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) ss 13, 14, 15, 189, 198, 474, 476A, 476A(1)(b), 476A(1)(c), 477A(2), 496, 499, 499(2A), 500, 500(1)(ba), 500(6C), 500(6F), 500(6G)-500(6L), 501(3A), 501(5), 501(6)(a), 501(7)(c), 501G, 501CA(3), 501CA(3)(b), 501CA(4), Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 2.52
Cases cited:	Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 184; (2003) 236 FCR 593 Ayoub v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 83; (2015) 231 FCR 513 AYY17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 89; (2018) 261 FCR 503 Benjamin v Repatriation Commission [2001] FCA 1879; (2001) 70 ALD 622 Bettencourt v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FCAFC 172; (2021) 287 FCR 294 BIL17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 6; (2019) 268 FCR 114 BNB17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCA 304 Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 107; (2017) 252 FCR 352 Craig v The State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 DFW18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 599; (2019) 165 ALD 259 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 24 ALR 577 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 73 ALD 389 FKV17 v Minister for Home Affairs [2002] FCAFC 93; (2022) 402 ALR 492 Grant v Repatriation Commission [1999] FCA 1629; (1999) 57 ALD 1 Hands v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 225; (2018) 267 FCR 628 He v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 206; (2017) 255 FCR 41 Hong v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 55; (2019) 269 FCR 47 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34; (2018) 264 CLR 123 Htun v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1802; (2001) 233 FCR 136 Kirk v Industrial Court (NSW) [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 KXXH v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCAFC 111 Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Samsung C&T Corporation [2016] WASCA 130; (2016) 50 WAR 399 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Home Affairs v Omar [2019] FCAFC 188; (2019) 272 FCR 589 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSRS [2014] FCAFC 16; (2014) 309 ALR 67 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZNPG [2010] FCAFC 51; (2010) 115 ALD 303 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT [2013] FCA 317; (2013) 212 FCR 99 MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1391; (2015) 242 FCR 585 NABE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263; (2004) 144 FCR 1 Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 26; (2022) 403 ALR 398 Navoto v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 135 Paramananthan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 94 FCR 28 Plaintiff M1/2021 v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 17; (2022) 96 ALJR 497 Plaintiff S157/2002 v The Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476 Re McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference [2002] HCA 16; (2002) 209 CLR 372 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 Sellamuthu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 247; (1990) 90 FCR 287 Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority [2008] HCA 31; (2008) 235 CLR 286 SHKB v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 545 SZRIQ v Federal Magistrates Court of Australia [2013] FCA 1284; (2013) FCR 442 Uelese v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 15; (2015) 256 CLR 203 VAAD v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] FCAFC 117 Viane v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 116; (2018) 263 FCR 531
Division:	General Division
Registry:	Western Australia
National Practice Area:	Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Number of paragraphs:	130
Date of hearing:	9 June 2022
Counsel for the Applicant:	Mr G Barnes SC
Solicitor for the Applicant:	Estrin Saul Lawyers
Counsel for the First Respondent:	Ms C Taggart
Solicitor for the First Respondent:	Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Counsel for the Second Respondent:	The Second Respondent submits to any order of the Court, save as to the question of costs

ORDERS

		WAD 13 of 2022
BETWEEN:	STEPHEN ROGER POKRYWKA Applicant
AND:	MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS First Respondent ; ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Second Respondent

order made by:	FEUTRILL J
DATE OF ORDER:	31 October 2022

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The name of the first respondent is amended to the ‘Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs.’

2. The time within which the applicant had to apply for judicial review of the applicable migration decision is extended to 17 January 2022.

3. The application for judicial review of the applicable...