Dey (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning a Visitor (Class FA) visa, Subclass 600 (Visitor), Tourist stream. The applicant, Mr. Dey, sought review of a decision relating to this visa.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider Mr. Dey's application for review, given that he was located outside the migration zone at the time the review application was made.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Brendan Darcy, determined that the application for review was not properly made under section 347 of the relevant migration legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal therefore made no decision on the merits of the visa application itself, but rather on its own power to review the decision.