BUKYA (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered a matter involving an applicant, BUKYA, whose Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa, subclass 500, had been cancelled. The central dispute concerned the timeliness of BUKYA's application for review of this cancellation decision.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear BUKYA's application for review, given that the application was lodged with the Tribunal on 21 December 2018. This date was critical in determining compliance with the relevant legislative timeframes for lodging such applications.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Jennifer Cripps Watts, determined that the application for review was not received by the Tribunal within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of BUKYA's application. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction in the matter.