Hughes (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the matter of Hughes, concerning an application for review of a decision relating to a Bridging B visa (Class WB, Subclass 020). The applicant sought review of a refusal decision.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review. This depended on whether the applicant was a "visa applicant" and whether they were in the migration zone at the time the refusal decision was made and the application for review was lodged.

The Tribunal found that the applicant was not in the migration zone at the relevant times. Consequently, the application for review was not considered a properly made application under section 347 of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth). As a result, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the review.