Burman v Minister for Immigration

In *Burman v Minister for Immigration*, the applicant sought to reinstate an application that had been dismissed by the Federal Court for non-appearance. The application concerned a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal relating to a Student (Class TU)(Subclass 500) visa.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the applicant's dismissed application should be reinstated, which required the Court to consider whether there were sufficient merits in the grounds of review that had been advanced.

Judge Kendall dismissed the application for reinstatement. The Court reasoned that the applicant had failed to demonstrate that the grounds of review had sufficient merit to warrant reinstatement of the dismissed application. Without a sufficient showing of merit, the Court was not persuaded to set aside the earlier dismissal.