Jamieson (Migration)

[2019] AATA 3164

Jamieson (Migration) [2019] AATA 3164 (23 July 2019)

DECISION RECORD

DIVISION:Migration & Refugee Division

APPLICANTS:  Mr William Ivor Jamieson
Ms Nicole Mason

CASE NUMBER:  1713562

HOME AFFAIRS REFERENCE(S):          BCC2016/3134578

MEMBER:Karen McNamara

DATE:23 July 2019

PLACE OF DECISION:  Sydney

DECISION:The Tribunal remits the application for Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN) visas for reconsideration, with the direction that the first named applicant meets the following criteria for a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa:

·cl.187.223 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.

Statement made on 23 July 2019 at 9:46am

CATCHWORDS
MIGRATION – Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN) visa – Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) – Temporary Residence Transition stream – Carpenter – subject of an approved nomination – nomination application now approved by Tribunal – decision under review remitted

LEGISLATION
Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 65
Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), Schedule 2, cl 187.223

STATEMENT OF DECISION AND REASONS

APPLICATION FOR REVIEW

1. This is an application for review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection to refuse to grant the applicants Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN) visas under s.65 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act).

2. The applicants applied for the visas on 21 September 2016. At the time of application, Class RN contained one subclass: Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme).

3. The criteria for a Subclass 187 visa are set out in Part 187 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations). The primary criteria must be satisfied by at least one applicant. Other members of the family unit, if any, who are applicants for the visa need satisfy only the secondary criteria. Applicants seeking to satisfy the primary criteria must meet the 'Common criteria', as well as the criteria of one of two alternative visa streams: the Temporary Residence Transition stream, or the Direct Entry stream.

4. In the present case, the first named applicant, Mr William Ivor Jamieson (the applicant) is seeking the visa in Temporary Residence Transition stream, to work in the nominated position of Carpenter (ANZSCO 331212).

5. The delegate refused to grant the visas because the first named applicant did not meet cl.187.223 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations because the nomination of a position in relation to the applicant had not been approved.

6. The applicants appeared before the Tribunal by video conference from Perth on 1 July 2019 to give evidence and present arguments. The Tribunal also received oral evidence from     Mr Joe Calabro on behalf of the nominator. The applicants were represented in relation to the review by their registered migration agent.

7. For the following reasons, the Tribunal has concluded that the matter should be remitted for reconsideration.

   CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE

8. The issue in the present case is whether the first named applicant (Mr William Ivor Jamieson) meets the requirements of cl.187.223.

   Nomination of a position

9. Clause 187.223 as applicable in this case is set out in full in the attachment to this decision. Essentially, it requires that the position to which the application relates is the subject of an application for approval of a nomination in the Temporary Residence Transition stream that identifies the visa applicant. The position must be the one that was the subject of the declaration made as part of the current visa application.

10. In addition, this criterion also requires that:

    ·the nomination has been approved and has not been subsequently withdrawn

    ·there is no ‘adverse information’ known to Immigration about the person who made the nomination or a person ‘associated with’ that person (within the meaning of r.1.13A and r.1.13B); or it is reasonable to disregard any such information

    ·the position is located in regional Australia (as defined in r.5.19).

    ·the position is still available to the applicant, and

    ·the visa application was made no more than six months after the nomination of the position was approved.

11. The nominating employer, GN Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd, applied to the Department of Immigration for approval of a nomination in relation to the position of Carpenter (ANZSCO 331212). That nomination was refused by the Department and consequently the applicant’s visa application was refused.

12. GN Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd, applied to the Tribunal for review of the decision not to approve the nomination (AAT Case No.1711145). On 23 July 2019, the Tribunal set aside the Department’s decision and substituted a new decision to approve the nomination under r.5.19(4) of the Regulations.

13. Based on the evidence before it, the Tribunal is satisfied that:

    ·The person who will employ the applicant in the nominated position (that is GN Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd), is the person who made the nomination.

    ·GN Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd’s nomination for the position of Carpenter has been approved by the Tribunal and has not been subsequently withdrawn.

    ·Having regard to the information on the related Tribunal and Department files in respect of the nomination application, there is no evidence before the Tribunal to suggest that there is adverse information known to Immigration about the nominator or a person associated with the nominator.

    ·The evidence before the Tribunal indicates that the nominator’s business, which is operated by the nominator and the positon are located in Osborne Park, Western Australia, post code 6017 which is a postcode specified in the relevant instrument as being in regional Australia.

    ·The nominator advised at the hearing the positon is still available to Mr Jamieson; and

    ·The visa application was made at the same time as the employer nomination and was therefore not made more than six months after the nomination was approved.

14. On the basis of the above, the Tribunal finds that the requirements of cl.187.223 are met.

15. Ms Nicole Mason applied on the basis of being a member of the family unit of the first named applicant. The application by Ms Nicole Mason will be determined by reference to the outcome of Mr Jamieson’s application on remittal to the Department for consideration.

16. Given these findings, the appropriate course is to remit the visa application to the Minister to consider the remaining criteria for the visa.

    DECISION

17. The Tribunal remits the application for Regional Employer Nomination (Permanent) (Class RN) visas for reconsideration, with the direction that the first named applicant meets the following criteria for a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa:

    ·cl.187.223 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.

    Karen McNamara
    Member

    
    

    ATTACHMENT A

    187.223(1)     The position to which the application relates is the position:

    (a)nominated in an application for approval that seeks to meet the requirements of subregulation 5.19 (3); and

    (b)in relation to which the applicant is identified as the holder of a Subclass 457 … visa; and

    (c)in relation to which the declaration mentioned in paragraph 1114C (3) (d) of Schedule 1 was made in the application for the grant of the visa.

    (2)     The Minister has approved the nomination.

    (3)     The nomination has not subsequently been withdrawn.

    (3A)    Either:

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

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

    (4)     The position to which the application relates is located in regional Australia.

    (5)     The position is still available to the applicant.

    (6)     The application for the visa is made no more than 6 months after the Minister approved the nomination.