Highland Pallets Pty Ltd (Migration)

[2018] AATA 2885

Highland Pallets Pty Ltd (Migration) [2018] AATA 2885 (28 June 2018)

DECISION RECORD

DIVISION:Migration & Refugee Division

REVIEW APPLICANT:  Highland Pallets Pty Ltd

VISA APPLICANT:  Ms Songia Yu

CASE NUMBER:  1617831

DIBP REFERENCE(S):  BCC2015/2160836

MEMBER:Sheridan Lee

DATE:28 June 2018

PLACE OF DECISION:  Melbourne

DECISION:The Tribunal affirms the decision not to grant the visa applicant a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa.

Statement made on 28 June 2018 at 11:42am

CATCHWORDS
Migration – Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa – Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) – Approval of nomination – Nomination application refused – Decision under view affirmed

LEGISLATION
Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 65, 359A, 359C, 363A
Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), Schedule 2 cl 457.223

STATEMENT OF DECISION AND REASONS

APPLICATION FOR REVIEW

1. This is an application for review of a decision of a delegate of the Minister for Immigration to refuse to grant a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa under s.65 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act).

2. The visa applicant, Ms Songia Yu, applied for the visa on 28 July 2015.

3. At the time the visa application was lodged, Class UC contained Subclass 457. The criteria for a Subclass 457 visa are set out in Part 457 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations). One of the criteria to be satisfied at the time of decision is cl.457.223 which requires the visa applicant to satisfy one of the alternative ‘streams’ for the visa. One of these streams is contained in cl.457.223(4) which is set out in the attachment to this decision.

4. In the present case, specific claims have been made against cl.457.223(4) which applies to sponsorship for employment in an occupation by a standard business sponsor. No claims have been made in respect of the other alternative streams in cl.457.223.

5. The delegate refused to grant the visa on 13 July 2016 on the basis that cl.457.223(4)(a) was not met because no nomination of an occupation in relation to the visa applicant had been approved.

6. The Tribunal received an application for review from Ms Yu’s prospective employer, Highland Pallets on 25 August 2016. It was accompanied by a copy of the delegate’s decision. The Tribunal also has before it the departmental and Tribunal files.

7. The review applicant was represented in relation to the review by its registered migration agent.

8. For the following reasons, the Tribunal has concluded that the decision under review should be affirmed.

   CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE

   Requirement for an approved nomination

9. Clause 457.223(4)(a) requires that there is an approved nomination of an occupation relating to the visa applicant by a standard business sponsor that has not ceased.

10. On 8 June 2018, the Tribunal wrote to the review applicant, pursuant to s.359A of the Act. The letter invited the review applicant to provide comment on or respond to certain information. The particulars of the information were:

    ·On 13 July 2016, a delegate of the Minister for Immigration refused an application by Highland Pallets to approve a nomination in respect of Ms Yu. Highland Pallets applied to the Tribunal for a review of that decision.

    ·On 5 June 2018, the Tribunal affirmed the decision under review.

    ·The Tribunal had regard to information contained on departmental records indicating that Ms Yu was not subject of an approved nomination by a standard business sponsor.

11. The letter outlined that the information was relevant to the review because cl.457.223(4)(a) requires that at the time of decision the visa applicant must be the subject of an approved nomination by a standard business sponsor. It was also explained that the information, if accepted and relied upon by the Tribunal, would be the reason or part of the reason for the Tribunal to affirm the decision made by the Department to refuse the grant of a subclass 457 visa to Ms Yu.

12. The letter invited comments or a response by 22 June 2018, noting that an extension of time to respond could be requested prior to that date.

13. The applicant did not make any submissions within the prescribed period. In addition, the applicant did not request an extension of time and there has been no further communication from either the applicant or its representative at the time of the Tribunal’s decision.

14. The Courts have confirmed that where an applicant fails to provide the requested information within the prescribed period, s.363A of the Act precludes the Tribunal from offering the applicant a hearing.[1] Accordingly, as the applicant failed to give the information requested within the prescribed period, it has lost the right to appear before the Tribunal to give evidence and present arguments relating to the review application.

    [1] See Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCCA 1403, 32-39; Yang v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FMCA 890, 40; Hasran v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCAFC 40.

15. In these circumstances, subsection 359C(2) of the Act applies and the Tribunal has decided to proceed to decision without taking any further action to obtain the information.

16. As the decision to refuse Highland Pallets’ application was affirmed by the Tribunal on 5 June 2018, and departmental records indicate that Ms Yu is not presently the subject of an approved nomination by a standard business sponsor, the Tribunal finds that the visa applicant does not meet the requirement in s.457.223(4)(a)(i).

17. Consequently, the requirements of cl.457.223(4)(a) are not met.

18. For the reasons above, the Tribunal finds that the requirements for the standard business sponsor stream have not been met. No claims have been made in respect of the other streams in cl.457.223 and there is no evidence that the visa applicant would be able to satisfy the specific criteria for those streams.

    DECISION

19. The Tribunal affirms the decision not to grant the visa applicant a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa.

    Sheridan Lee
    Member

    
    

    ATTACHMENT - CLAUSE 457.223 (EXTRACT)

    457.223

    …

    Standard business sponsorship

    …

    (4)The applicant meets the requirements of this subclause if:

    (a)each of the following applies:

    (i)    a nomination of an occupation in relation to the applicant has been approved under section 140GB of the Act;

    (ii)     the nomination was made by a person who was a standard business sponsor at the time the nomination was approved;

    (iii)    the approval of the nomination has not ceased as provided for in regulation 2.75; and

    (aa)the nominated occupation is specified in an instrument in writing for paragraph 2.72 (10) (a) or (aa) that is in effect; and

    (ba)either:

    (i)    the nominated occupation is specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this subparagraph; or

    (ii)     each of the following applies:

    (A)the applicant is employed to work in the nominated occupation;

    (B)if the person who made the approved nomination met paragraph 2.59(d) or (e), or paragraph 2.68(e) or (f), in the person’s most recent approval as a standard business sponsor, the applicant is employed to work in a position in the person’s business or in a business of an associated entity of the person;

    (C)if the person who made the approved nomination met paragraph 2.59(h), or paragraph 2.68(i), in the person’s most recent approval as a standard business sponsor, the applicant is employed to work in a position in the person’s business; and

    (d)the Minister is satisfied that:

    (i)    the applicant’s intention to perform the occupation is genuine; and

    (ii)     the position associated with the nominated occupation is genuine; and

    (da)the applicant has the skills, qualifications and employment background that the Minister considers necessary to perform the tasks of the nominated occupation; and

    (e)if the Minister requires the applicant to demonstrate that he or she has the skills that are necessary to perform the occupation — the applicant demonstrates that he or she has those skills in the manner specified by the Minister; and

    (eb)if:

    (i)    the applicant is not an exempt applicant; and

    (ii)     subclause (6) does not apply to the applicant;

    the applicant:

    (iv)   has undertaken a language test specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument for this subparagraph; and

    (v)    achieved within the period specified by the Minister in the instrument, in a single attempt at the test, the score specified by the Minister in the instrument; and

    (ec)if the Minister requires the applicant to demonstrate his or her English language proficiency — the applicant demonstrates his or her English language proficiency in the manner specified by the Minister; and

    (f)either:

    (i)    there is no adverse information known to Immigration about the person who made the approved nomination mentioned in paragraph (a) or a person associated with that person; or

    (ii)     it is reasonable to disregard any adverse information known to Immigration about the person who made the approved nomination mentioned in paragraph (a) or a person associated with that person.

    …

    (6)This subclause applies to an applicant if:

    (a)the base rate of pay for the applicant, under the terms and conditions of employment about which the Minister was last satisfied for paragraph 2.72(10)(c), is at least the level of salary worked out in the way specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this paragraph; and

    (b)the Minister considers that granting a Subclass 457 visa to the applicant would be in the interests of Australia.

    …

    (11)In subclause (4):

    exempt applicant means an applicant who is in a class of applicants specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this subclause.