Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appeal had become moot after the applicants filed a new permit application under the free movement agreement.
Decisione estratta
The earlier challenge to the refusal of domicile and residence permits had become moot to the extent it was superseded by the new application, but the Federal Court still proceeded on the non-moot remainder.
Motivazione estratta
The new formal application under the agreement implied abandonment of the earlier request based on different legal grounds; however, indefinite suspension of the federal proceedings was not acceptable.