The Essential Guide to Migration Law and Practice

The Essential Guide to Migration Law and Practice explains the legal principles, procedural requirements and forensic issues that commonly arise in Australian migration and citizenship matters. Written for those who need to navigate the interaction between statute, regulation, policy and case law, it covers sources of migration law, practitioner and migration agent obligations, visa applications, protection claims, visa refusals and cancellations, merits review, character matters, judicial review, jurisdictional error, urgent applications, ministerial intervention and Australian citizenship.

For legal practitioners, migration agents, government lawyers, tribunal members, judicial officers, judges' associates, students and researchers, this book offers a structured point of reference for identifying issues, preparing applications and understanding how migration decisions are reviewed. It is particularly useful where outcomes turn on time limits, jurisdiction, procedural fairness, evidence, grounds of review and the distinction between merits review and judicial review, making it an important resource in a demanding area of public law.

Features

• Practical Australian guide to migration law, procedure and advocacy

• Covers visa applications, protection claims, cancellations, merits review, character matters, judicial review, urgent applications, ministerial intervention and citizenship

• Strong focus on procedural fairness, evidence, jurisdiction, time limits and review pathways

• Explains the relationship between statute, regulations, policy and case law

• Written by authors with judicial, court-process and migration law expertise

• Structured for practitioners, migration agents, government lawyers, tribunal members, judicial officers, associates, students and researchers

• Provides a clear table of contents across the core stages of migration and citizenship matters

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