Jamhari (Migration)

This matter concerned an application for review by Mr Jamhari in relation to a Bridging Visa (subclass 600). The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear Mr Jamhari's application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether Mr Jamhari's application for review had been validly made at the time it was lodged. This turned on whether a "reviewable decision" had been made by the relevant authority prior to the lodgement of the application.

The Tribunal reasoned that for an application for review to be properly made, there must be an existing decision that is capable of being reviewed. As no reviewable decision had been made at the time Mr Jamhari lodged his application, the Tribunal concluded that the application was not properly made. Consequently, the Tribunal held that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.