Quraishi (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application concerning a Visitor (Class FA) visa, Subclass 600. The review applicant had failed to apply for reinstatement of their application within the prescribed 14-day period.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for reinstatement had been made within the statutory timeframe. Consequently, the Tribunal had to determine the effect of this failure on the original decision to dismiss the application.

The Tribunal applied the relevant provisions of the migration legislation, which stipulate that an application for reinstatement must be made within 14 days of the notification of the dismissal. As the review applicant did not comply with this requirement, the Tribunal was bound to confirm the decision to dismiss the application. The Tribunal therefore confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.