Federal Court orders review of prospective immigrants' plan to obtain private insurance for HIV medication.

Abstract

On 31 December 2009, the Federal Court allowed the judicial review application of Ricardo Companioni and his common-law partner on the basis that the ability and willingness of the applicants to defray the cost of their out-patient prescription drug medications is a relevant consideration in assessing whether the demands presented by an applicant's health condition constitute an "excessive demand".