LAWS107 Lecture 12: Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh
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Minister for immigration and ethnic affairs v teoh (1995) 183 clr 273: mr teoh was a malaysian citizen who was granted a temporary entry permit in 1998. During his duration in australia he married jean lim, an australian citizen who has been the de faco spouse of his deceased brother: mr teoh wad then sentenced to 6 years imprisonment of being in possession of heroin. In the present case, the court of appeal found that a reverse onus provision infringed the right to the presumption of innocence in a purposive manner that could not be cured by s 32 or justified by s 7. However, the court has refused the appeal against conviction. Haneef v minister for immigration and citizenship (2007) 161 fcr 40: dr mohamed haneef and his wife arrived in australia from india in september 2006. In june 2007 he was an employee of the gold coast regional health services at.
