Morris (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the application of Mr Morris for a review of a decision made by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs concerning his Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa, subclass 417. The dispute centred on whether Mr Morris had satisfied the requirement for three months of specified regional work.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine whether the work undertaken by Mr Morris in regional Australia met the criteria for the specified regional work as required for the subclass 417 visa. This involved an assessment of the nature of the work performed and its geographical location in relation to the visa conditions.

The Tribunal found that Mr Morris had indeed met the requirement for three months of full-time work conducted in regional Australia. Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the original decision and remitted the matter back to the delegate for reconsideration, with a direction that the visa should be granted.