Houia (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning the cancellation of a Special Category (Temporary) (Class TY) visa, subclass 444. The applicant, Mr. Houia, sought to have the cancellation decision reviewed by the Tribunal.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider Mr. Houia's application for review, given that it was lodged out of time. The Tribunal was required to determine if the application had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions governing review applications.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 26 March 2018. As this date was beyond the statutory time limit for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to proceed with the review. Consequently, the Tribunal made no substantive decision on the merits of the visa cancellation.