Guidelines
3. Civil law matters
3.4. Visa cancellation matters
For Legal Aid NSW to be satisfied that a matter in relation to a visa cancellation under s501 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) raises a significant human rights issue, one or more of the following criteria must be satisfied:
- the applicant would be at risk of persecution or death if returned to their country of origin
- it is in the best interests of the child or children because it is clearly the child or children who will suffer if the applicant is deported, or
- the applicant is a person who has either:
- substantial mental health problems
- significant cognitive difficulties, or
- a significant physical difficulty, and
if deported back to their country of origin, he or she would be denied significant family support.
Date Last Published: 07/05/2015