41岁的斐济公民R先生于2000年初持旅游签证到澳大利亚探亲，随后滞留了下来。在此期间与一位澳大利亚籍女子相识，相恋。5年后，他们登记结婚。
然而，这并没有成为美好故事的开端。
R先生向移民部递交了豁免8503“no further stay”签证条件的申请。根据该条款限制，R先生无法在澳期间申请其他类型签证。
很快移民部也做出了否定给予豁免“不得停留”条款的申请。那个时候他的妻子已经怀孕7个月。
R先生向联邦巡回法院提交了上诉申请，无奈的是，等到的是巡回法院维持原决定。为了能够继续留在妻儿身边照顾，他继续上诉要求进行二审。
最终二审法官基于对申请人R先生妻子的个人身体状况和精神状况，他认为陪伴妻子迎接新生命到来是出于人的天性的要求，决定将此申请发回移民部重新审理。
The Court Below erred in finding that the respondent considered the following matters put forward by the appellant in support of his application for waiver of the condition in Migration Regulation [sic], Schedule 8 of 8503:
(i)The appellant’s spouse’s…need for emotional support in view of an abusive past marriage.
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(iii)[The wife’s] need to have the appellant with her to care for their as yet unborn child in circumstances where [the wife] was seven months pregnant at the time of the applicantion.
“A decision-maker may be aware of information without paying any attention to it or gicing it any consideration.”——Sackville J, Singh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FAC 389
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