Singh (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review by Mr. Singh concerning a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa, subclass 500. The core of the dispute was whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear Mr. Singh's application, which was lodged after the prescribed time limit.

The legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider Mr. Singh's application for review, given that the application was not received by the Tribunal within the statutory timeframe stipulated by the relevant migration legislation.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Stephen Conwell, determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was received by the Tribunal on 10 January 2019, after the expiry of the prescribed period. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter. The Tribunal therefore made no order other than that it did not have jurisdiction.