Federal Circuit Court of Australia

Migration represents the largest area of workload in the Court’s general federal law jurisdiction.

Migration law is a specialist area of law that is often the subject of constitutional challenge. Under the Migration Act 1958 the Court can review some decisions, including decisions made by the Minister for Home Affairs, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Immigration Assessment Authority. For more information including brochures, forms, fees and relevant legislation, see the Migration page.

The Court’s general federal law jurisdiction encompasses administrative law, admiralty law, bankruptcy, consumer law (formerly trade practices), human rights, industrial, intellectual property, privacy and migration. For further information on migration law, click on the Migration law tab above. The Court shares this jurisdiction with the Federal Court and in some cases state courts.

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