法官Phelan对329到629之间的selection decision以及87.4(1)的解读是无懈可击的，是纯粹就事论事，没有什么特别的倾向。但是他对香港有没有违反程序公平则有明显的倾向性，完全是维护政府。如果案子能上诉，只有这一点有希望被FCA推翻。
香港那段时间停审延误了一个多月宝贵的时间，一会叫你补料，一会叫你停止补料，然后又叫你忽略之前的一封信。这个延误过程直接导致许多人原本能在629前DM，最后被拖到629后。这是明显的 a breach of procedural fairness，但是法官Phelan却说：
I can find no breach of procedural fairness. There were delays in the processing of FSW applications while the Respondent determined how to proceed with pending applications......
The Applicant has not established that there was any bad faith or improper purpose in the delay in processing......
Federal Court of Appeal要审查的，就是香港的bad faith, improper purpose以及procedural fairness。
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