Kalamanda (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review of a decision concerning a Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa, Subclass 820 (Spouse). The applicant sought review of a decision, but the application for review was lodged with the Tribunal after the prescribed time limit.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's review application, given that it was filed out of time.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 2 July 2018. As this date fell outside the statutory timeframe for lodging such applications, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions. Consequently, the Tribunal held that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal therefore made no decision on the merits of the visa application itself.