Bhullar (Migration)

The applicant, Mr. Bhullar, sought a third review of a decision to cancel his Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Class PS) visa, Subclass 491. The matter came before Member Wan Shum of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The central legal issue was whether the Tribunal possessed jurisdiction to entertain a further review application concerning the same visa cancellation decision, given that the decision had already undergone a previous, valid review by the Tribunal.

Member Wan Shum reasoned that once a delegate's decision has been the subject of a valid review by the Tribunal, that decision ceases to be a "reviewable decision" for the purposes of further applications. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is exhausted.

The Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the applicant's repeat review application.