2100838 (Migration)

The applicant sought review of a decision to cancel their Bridging E (Class WE) visa, Subclass 050 (Bridging (General)). The Administrative Appeals Tribunal was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether a decision to cancel a Bridging E visa constituted a "reviewable decision" within the meaning of the relevant migration legislation, thereby conferring jurisdiction on the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that for an application for review to be validly made, there must be a reviewable decision in existence at the time the application is lodged. As no such reviewable decision had been made in relation to the cancellation of the applicant's Bridging E visa at the time the review application was filed, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.

Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.