Singh and Minister for Home Affairs (Migration)

Singh and the Minister for Home Affairs were the parties in this matter before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The dispute concerned the reviewability of a decision made by the Minister for Home Affairs to cancel Mr Singh's visa. Mr Singh sought to have this decision reviewed by the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the Minister's decision to cancel Mr Singh's visa was a "reviewable decision" within the meaning of the relevant migration legislation. Specifically, the Tribunal had to determine if the decision, having been made by the Minister personally and not by a delegate, fell within the scope of decisions that could be considered by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth) and associated regulations prescribe which decisions are reviewable by the Tribunal. It was established that decisions made personally by the Minister are generally excluded from the Tribunal's jurisdiction unless specific legislative provisions expressly permit such review. In this instance, the legislation did not provide for the review of a visa cancellation decision made directly by the Minister.

Consequently, the Tribunal found that it lacked jurisdiction to review the Minister's decision. The application for review was therefore dismissed.