Patel v Minister of Immigration - [1997] 1 NZLR 252

Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasons — Immigration — Special direction application to Minister under s 130 of Immigration Act 1987 — Whether obligation to give reasons when refusing application — Relevant considerations — Whether international obligations required to be taken into account — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 — Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 — Immigration Act 1987, s 130.

Immigration — Residence permit — Special direction application to Minister under s 130 of Immigration Act 1987 — Whether obligation to give reasons when refusing application — Immigration Act 1987, ss 7(4) and 130(6).

International law — International covenants and conventions — Observations as to competing factors — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 — Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989.