Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Thornton 60

[2023] HCA 17; (2023) 276 CLR 136; 409 ALR 234; (2023) 97 ALJR 488

High Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

14th June, 2023

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
XPR v Queensland Police Service – Weapons Licensing	[2025] QCAT 1	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Queensland	6 Jan 2025	AustLII
Chikweu v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] FCA 1478	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Dec 2024	AustLII	2
Wane v Mental Health Tribunal (Human Rights)	[2024] VCAT 1021	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	23 Oct 2024	AustLII
Brar v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] FCA 1150	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Oct 2024	AustLII
JYVT and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 3617	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	11 Oct 2024	AustLII
XMNF and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Citizenship)	[2024] AATA 3248	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	11 Sep 2024	AustLII
R v Dce	[2024] QCA 165	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	6 Sep 2024	AustLII	2
Grant v Health Ombudsman	[2024] QSC 146	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	30 Aug 2024	AustLII
JRP obo ADX (Human Rights)	[2024] VCAT 861	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	30 Aug 2024	AustLII
Cigobia v Greyhound Australia Pty Ltd	[2024] NTSC 70	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	27 Aug 2024	AustLII
Siale and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 3283	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	27 Aug 2024	AustLII
Jattan v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] FCA 866	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Aug 2024	AustLII	2
Camarse and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 2146	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	20 Jun 2024	AustLII
Faanoi and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 2071	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	20 Jun 2024	AustLII
TPTN v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] FCAFC 82	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Jun 2024	AustLII	2
Lucas and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 2459	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	20 Jun 2024	AustLII
LLQQ and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 1666	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	10 Jun 2024	AustLII
Edmonds and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 1389	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	5 Jun 2024	AustLII
Farrugia and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 1345	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	3 Jun 2024	AustLII
Maurangi and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 1373	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	3 Jun 2024	AustLII
Montsho and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 1053	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	15 May 2024	AustLII
Nguyen v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] FCA 468	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 May 2024	AustLII	9
WKBF v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] FCA 465	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 May 2024	AustLII	3
Dobrosavljevic and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 775	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	18 Apr 2024	AustLII
LPDT v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] HCA 12; (2024) 418 ALR 152; (2024) 98 ALJR 610	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Apr 2024	AustLII	313
KZHP and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 631	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	28 Mar 2024	AustLII
DPGF and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 556	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	27 Mar 2024	AustLII
Rangiuia and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 608	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	12 Mar 2024	AustLII
Henry and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 975	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	11 Mar 2024	AustLII
Brooke and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] AATA 389	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	8 Mar 2024	AustLII	1
Lesianawai v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2024] HCA 6; (2024) 98 ALJR 475	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Mar 2024	AustLII	19
Baigorri v Workers ’ Compensation Regulator	[2024] ICQ 2	Industrial Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	28 Feb 2024	AustLII	2
Waqavakatoga and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 264	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	26 Feb 2024	AustLII
Blake and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 492	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	2 Feb 2024	AustLII	3
Farcas and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 111	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	25 Jan 2024	AustLII
Muller and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 150	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	23 Jan 2024	AustLII
PKVJ and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 46	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	22 Jan 2024	AustLII
HLXZ and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 45	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	22 Jan 2024	AustLII
WZFX and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 1484	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	18 Jan 2024	AustLII
Chouttu and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2024] AATA 237	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	12 Jan 2024	AustLII
Lucas v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2023] FCA 1653	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Dec 2023	AustLII	3
GKYW v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2023] FCA 1543	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 2023	AustLII
TVVT and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 4034	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	4 Dec 2023	AustLII
Fear and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 3958	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	22 Nov 2023	AustLII
NHWY v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs	[2023] FCA 1680	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Nov 2023	AustLII
Allam (Migration)	[2023] AATA 3780	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	7 Nov 2023	AustLII
SKBQ and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 3673	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	2 Nov 2023	AustLII
Kuster v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	[2023] AATA 3486	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	26 Oct 2023	AustLII
Campbell-Smith and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 4417	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	23 Oct 2023	AustLII
VWA v Jamali	[2023] VSCA 240	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	12 Oct 2023	AustLII	7
Kelly and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 3674	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	12 Oct 2023	AustLII
LRMM and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 3162	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	6 Oct 2023	AustLII	2
Tkatschenko and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 3066	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	27 Sep 2023	AustLII
Darlington v DPP (NSW)	[2023] NSWSC 1139	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 Sep 2023	AustLII	2
GKR v Queensland Police Service – Weapons Licensing	[2023] QCAT 335	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Queensland	8 Sep 2023	AustLII	3
Fulton v Chief of the Defence Force	[2023] FCAFC 134; (2023) 300 FCR 623	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Aug 2023	AustLII	3
Torres Strait Island Regional Council v McIlroy-Ranga	[2023] ICQ 18	Industrial Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	14 Aug 2023	AustLII
Cepu v Nilsen (NSW) Pty Ltd	[2023] FWCFB 134	Fair Work Commission	Australia	4 Aug 2023	AustLII	14
Dayadaya and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 2456	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	26 Jul 2023	AustLII	1
Kim and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (Migration)	[2023] AATA 2455	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	12 Jul 2023	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 1989 (Cth)
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)	s13
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)	s85ZL, s85ZM, s85ZN, s85ZP, s85ZR, s85ZS, s85ZT, s85ZU
Migration Act 1958 (Cth)	s501, s501CA
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1989 (Cth)
Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 (Qld)	s3, s5, s9A
Evidence Act 1977 (Qld)	s15
Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld)	s4, s12, s184
Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld)	s2, s3, s5, s7, s8, s150, s151, s153A, s154, s175, s176, s176A, s183, s184

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs	[2022] HCA 26; (2022) 276 CLR 80; (2022) 403 ALR 398; (2022) 96 ALJR 737; (2022) 178 ALD 536	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Aug 2022	AustLII	386
Thornton v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs	[2022] FCAFC 23; (2022) 288 FCR 10	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Feb 2022	AustLII	45
(2022) 96 Aljr 497; 400 ALR 417	(2022) 96 ALJR 497; 400 ALR 417		Australia	circa 2022	LexisNexis AU	84
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Viane	[2021] HCA 41; 395 ALR 403; (2021) 96 ALJR 13; (2021) 178 ALD 279; (2021) 274 CLR 398	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Dec 2021	AustLII	168
R v MDD	[2021] QCA 235; (2021) 293 A Crim R 14	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	2 Nov 2021	AustLII	6
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Moorcroft	[2021] HCA 19; (2021) 273 CLR 21; (2021) 391 ALR 270; (2021) 95 ALJR 557	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Jun 2021	AustLII	40
R v Dbu	[2021] QCA 51; (2021) 7 Qd R 453	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	23 Mar 2021	AustLII	11
MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection	[2021] HCA 17; (2021) 273 CLR 506; (2021) 390 ALR 590; (2021) 95 ALJR 441; (2021) 177 ALD 464	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2021	AustLII	747
Thornton v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs	[2020] FCA 1500	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Oct 2020	AustLII	4
Applicant S270/2019 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection	[2020] HCA 32; (2020) 383 ALR 194; (2020) 94 ALJR 897	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Sep 2020	AustLII	66
R v a2	[2019] HCA 35; (2019) 269 CLR 507; (2019) 373 ALR 214; (2019) 93 ALJR 1106; (2019) 277 A Crim R 539	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Oct 2019	AustLII	441
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA	[2019] HCA 3; (2019) 264 CLR 421; (2019) 363 ALR 599; (2019) 93 ALJR 252; (2019) 163 ALD 38; (2019) 75 AAR 75	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Feb 2019	AustLII	1496
R v Scu	[2017] QCA 198	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	8 Sep 2017	AustLII	33
Re Culleton (No 2)	[2017] HCA 4; (2017) 263 CLR 176; (2017) 341 ALR 1; (2017) 91 ALJR 311	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Feb 2017	AustLII	33
R v Sby	[2013] QCA 50; (2013) 228 A Crim R 334	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	19 Mar 2013	AustLII	3
R v TX	[2011] QCA 68; [2011] 2 Qd R 247	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	15 Apr 2011	AustLII	9
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS	[2010] HCA 48; (2010) 243 CLR 164; (2010) 273 ALR 122; (2010) 85 ALJR 306; (2010) 119 ALD 446	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Dec 2010	AustLII	790
Kirk v Industrial Court (NSW)	(2010) 239 CLR 531		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2010	Legal Online / Westlaw	1169
Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue	[2009] HCA 41; (2009) 239 CLR 27; 260 ALR 1; (2009) 83 ALJR 1152; (2009) 73 ATR 256; [2009] ATC 20-134	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Sep 2009	AustLII	2358
Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority	[2008] HCA 5; (2008) 233 CLR 259; (2008) 242 ALR 383; (2008) 82 ALJR 489; (2008) 170 LGERA 345	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Feb 2008	AustLII	239
Hartwig v PE Hack	[2007] FCA 1039	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Jul 2007	AustLII	17
McNamara v Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal	[2005] HCA 55; (2005) 221 CLR 646; 221 ALR 285; 79 ALJR 1789	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Sep 2005	AustLII	77
Marshall v Director-General, Department of Transport	[2001] HCA 37; (2001) 205 CLR 603; (2001) 180 ALR 35; (2001) 75 ALJR 1218; (2001) 114 LGERA 389	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Jun 2001	AustLII	202
R v l	[2000] QCA 448	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	27 Oct 2000	AustLII	6
Abebe v Commonwealth	[1999] HCA 14; (1999) 197 CLR 510; (1999) 162 ALR 1; (1999) 55 ALD 1; (1999) 73 ALJR 584; (1999) 7 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Apr 1999	AustLII	3703
South-West Forest Defence Foundation (No 2) v Department of Conservation & Land Management (No 2)	[1998] HCA 35; (1998) 194 CLR 355; (1998) 154 ALR 411; (1998) 72 ALJR 1008; (1998) 101 LGERA 114; (1998) 10 Leg Rep 26	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 May 1998	AustLII	5419
R v Briese	[1997] QCA 10; [1998] 1 Qd R 487; (1997) 92 A Crim R 75	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	21 Feb 1997	AustLII	130
CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd	[1997] HCA 2; (1997) 187 CLR 384; (1997) 141 ALR 618; (1997) 71 ALJR 312; (1997) 9 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-348; [1997] 3 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1997	AustLII	1958
Maxwell v R	(1996) 184 CLR 501		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1996	Legal Online / Westlaw	577
Tickner v Chapman	[1995] FCAFC 1726; [1995] FCA 1726; (1995) 57 FCR 451; (1995) 57 FLR 451; (1995) 133 ALR 226; (1995) 89 LGERA 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 1995	AustLII	559
Craig v South Australia	[1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163; (1995) 131 ALR 595; (1995) 39 ALD 193; (1995) 69 ALJR 873; (1995) 82 A Crim R 359	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Oct 1995	AustLII	4213
Catlow v Accident Compensation Commission	[1989] HCA 43; [1989] CLR 543; (1989) 167 CLR 543; 87 ALR 663; (1989) 63 ALJR 619	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Oct 1989	AustLII	121
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd	[1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24; (1986) 66 ALR 299; (1986) 60 ALJR 560; (1986) 10 ALN N109; [1986] CA 40	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1986	AustLII	5563
Parramatta City Council v Pestell	[1972] HCA 59; (1972) 128 CLR 305; [1972-73] ALR 811; (1972) 27 LGRA 72; (1972) 46 ALJR 662	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Nov 1972	AustLII	277
R v Trebilco; Ex parte F S Falkiner & Sons Ltd	[1936] HCA 63; (1936) 56 CLR 20; [1937] ALR 45; 4 ATD 126	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Dec 1936	AustLII	46
400 ALR 417	400 ALR 417		Australia	circa 1936	LexisNexis AU	79

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