A recent article gives us some insight as to what might be driving the "population" debate.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/nov/20/scott-morrison-flags-cutting-migration-in-response-to-population-concerns.
You can read the article ( hyperlink above) but this is what leapt out at me...
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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Vidiyala v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 1973
A recent decision of the Full Federal Court (sitting as a single judge)by His Honour Perry J, on an appeal from the Court below (the FCC) made some interesting observations about what the Court does in review which may be of interest to practitioners....
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Although it may be this time of year but I am getting a lot of enquiries about processing times for RRVs.
Apparently 90 percent of the applications are cleared in about 2 months but where the applicant does not meet the residence requirement it is now about 3 months.
My advice.....
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Just in time for Christmas, new regulations which don't start until late 2019!
Where do I get it?
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L01708 or the other article on this website with the source documents.
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The case of Pham at the Federal Court on an appeal from the FCC, has cleared some of the weeds away from the Legislative instrument which, in my opinion, unnecessarily complicated the already complex "family Violence" exception.
See: Pham V Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1946.
http://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2018/2018fca1946
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