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Deyanti v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FCAFC 126 (23 September 2026) (Banks-Smith, Stewart and Younan JJ)


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MIGRATION – citizenship – where appellant was found abandoned in Australia as a child and there is proof that she was born in Indonesia – where Australian Citizenship Act 1948, s 5(3)(b) deemed a person found in Australia to have been born in Australia “unless and until the contrary is proved” – whether “unless and until the contrary is proved” qualifies the person’s entitlement to nationality of a country other than Australia – appeal dismissed