The Citizenship and migration title now has in excess of 200 particular, subject based classifications. This level of detail assists the researcher by enabling relevant cases to be identified more quickly.

For example, the existing classification for character test under cancellation of visas has been expanded to specifically cater for case notes on:

• Nature of ties to Australia and family responsibilities
• Risk of reoffending and protection of Australian communities
• Non-refoulement obligations

New classifications have also been created for case notes on:

• Injunction to restrain removal; and
• Sentencing.

When creating these new headings, case notes on similar topics have been gathered together. Clicking on any of these new headings when browsing, or utilising the "more like this" functionality of FirstPoint when within a case record, will quickly take the researcher to judgments of similar subject content.

A full list of the recent changes made to the Citizenship and migration title follows:

Expanded existing classifications:

CANCELLATION OF VISAS/Character test

• Generally
• Nature of ties to Australia and family responsibilities
• Risk of reoffending and protection of Australian community
• Non-refoulement obligations
• Other matters

REVIEW OF DECISIONS/Independent review or assessment

• Generally
• Procedural fairness
• Evidence
• Other matters

Protection visa (Pt 7-reviewable) decisions/Conduct of review/Hearings

• Generally
• Attendance
• Adjournments
• Invitation to appear
• Notice to appear
• Other matters

New classifications:

• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Detention and removal of unlawful non-citizens/Removal/Injunction to restrain removal
• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Detention and removal of unlawful non-citizens/Removal/Other matters
• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Offences/Sentencing

Amended classifications:

• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Grant or refusal of visa/Public interest/Bogus documents or false or misleading information
• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Cancellation of visas/Excluded persons in national interest
• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Cancellation of visas/Natural justice rule
• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Review of decisions/Non-protection visa (Pt 5-reviewable) decisions/Natural justice
• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Review of decisions/Judicial review/Grounds of review/Procedural fairness
• Citizenship and migration/Migration/Review of decisions/Judicial review/Procedural matters/Applications/Time for lodging and extension thereof