Chin (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application by Mr Chin concerning a decision made under the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth). The dispute arose from the Tribunal's refusal to reinstate Mr Chin's application, which had been dismissed because he failed to appear before the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was appropriate to reinstate Mr Chin's application, given his failure to attend the scheduled hearing. This required the Tribunal to consider the relevant provisions of the *Migration Act* and the *Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975* (Cth) concerning the dismissal of applications and the power to reinstate them.

The Tribunal Member, Moira Brophy, confirmed the decision to dismiss the application. The reasoning indicates that the Tribunal did not consider the circumstances to be such that reinstatement was warranted. Consequently, the decision under review, which was the dismissal of the application, was affirmed.