Lau (Migration)

[2019] AATA 4172

Lau (Migration) [2019] AATA 4172 (30 September 2019)

DECISION RECORD

DIVISION:Migration & Refugee Division

APPLICANT:  Ms Helen Lau

CASE NUMBER:  1724953

DIBP REFERENCE(S):  BCC2017/1724505

MEMBER:Meredith Jackson

DATE:30 September 2019

PLACE OF DECISION:  Brisbane

DECISION:The Tribunal confirms the decision to dismiss the application.

Statement made on 30 September 2019 at 9:19am

CATCHWORDS

MIGRATION – refusal – Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa – subclass 500 – no appearance by applicant – application dismissed – no application for reinstatement – decision under review affirmed

LEGISLATION

Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 362B, 362C

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 on 25 September 2017 to refuse to grant the visa applicant a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) Subclass 500 visa under the Migration Act 1958 (the Act).

2. On 11 September 2019 the Tribunal dismissed the application under s.362B(1A)(b) of the Act as the review applicant did not appear before it to give evidence and present arguments at the time and date of the scheduled hearing.

3. The review applicant was notified of the dismissal decision and given a copy of a written statement setting out the decision and the reasons for the decision, in accordance with s.362C(5). The review applicant was advised that reinstatement of the application could be sought within 14 days of receiving the dismissal statement and that a failure to apply for reinstatement within the 14 day period would result in confirmation of the dismissal decision.

4. As the review applicant did not apply for reinstatement of the application within the 14 days period, the Tribunal must confirm the decision to dismiss the application. In these circumstances, the decision under review is taken to be affirmed.

   DECISION

5. The Tribunal confirms the decision to dismiss the application.

   Meredith Jackson
   Member