SINGH (Migration)

[2017] AATA 2067

SINGH (Migration) [2017] AATA 2067 (17 October 2017)

DECISION RECORD

DIVISION:Migration & Refugee Division

APPLICANT:  Mr CHARANDEEP SINGH

CASE NUMBER:  1710736

DIBP REFERENCE(S):  BCC2017/1571095

MEMBER:Roslyn Smidt

DATE:17 October 2017

PLACE OF DECISION:  Sydney

DECISION:The Tribunal affirms the decision not to grant the applicant a Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) visa.

Statement made on 17 October 2017 at 11:08am

CATCHWORDS
Migration – Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) – Subclass 602 (Medical treatment) – Application lodged out of time

LEGISLATION
Migration Act 1958, s 65
Migration Regulations 1994, cl 602.212, cl 602.213, cl 3001

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 2 May 2017 to refuse to grant the applicant a Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) visa under s.65 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act).

2. The applicant applied for the visa on 1 May 2017. At that time, Class UB contained one subclass, Subclass 602 (Medical Treatment). The criteria for the grant of this visa are set out in Part 602 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).

3. The delegate refused to grant the applicant the visa because she was not satisfied that the applicant met the requirements of Schedule 3, criterion 3001 for the purpose cl.602.213. The applicant applied to the Tribunal on 19 May 2017 for review of that decision.

4. On 19 May 2017 the applicant was invited to attend a hearing of the Tribunal at 9 am on 17 October 2017. The invitation stated that if he did not attend the hearing and an adjournment was not granted, the Tribunal may make a decision on the case without further notice. The Tribunal also sent SMS reminders about the hearing to the applicant five business days and one business day before the scheduled hearing. He did not respond to the Tribunal’s invitation and failed to attend the hearing.

5. Having reviewed the Tribunal file, the Tribunal is satisfied that the applicant was properly invited to a hearing and has decided to make its decision on the review without taking any further action to enable the applicant to appear before it.

6. For the following reasons, the Tribunal has decided that decision under review should be affirmed.

   CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE

7. The Subclass 602 Medical Treatment visa is for persons seeking to visit or remain in Australia temporarily for medical treatment or related purposes. The issue in this case is whether the applicant satisfies the requirements of Schedule 3, criterion 3001 for the purpose cl.602.213.

8. Clause 602.213 applies to applicants who were in Australia at the time the visa application was made. It relevantly requires that the applicant at that time either held a substantive temporary visa of a specified type, or if he or she did not hold a substantive temporary visa, and is not medically unfit to depart Australia as required by cl.602.212(6), certain additional requirements are met. These are that the last held substantive temporary visa was not a Subclass 426 or 403 visa and that the Schedule 3 criteria 3001, 3003, 3004 and 3005 are met.

9. In the present case, the applicant does not meet cl.602.212(6), did not hold a substantive temporary visa at the time of application, and the last such visa held was not a Subclass 403 or 426 visa. In these circumstances, the applicant must meet the Schedule 3 criteria 3001, 3003, 3004 and 3005, which are extracted in the attachment to this decision.

10. Criterion 3001 requires that the application for the visa must have been lodged within 28 days of the relevant day. The ‘relevant day’ is defined in cl.3001(2), as set out in the attachment to this decision.

11. The applicant has lodged with the Tribunal a copy of the Department’s decision record dated 2 May 2017 which indicates that he last held a substantive visa on 3 December 2013.  As the visa application was not made within 28 days of the relevant day the Tribunal finds that the applicant does not satisfy criterion 3001. As he does not satisfy criterion 3001, the Tribunal does not consider it necessary to consider whether she satisfies the remaining criteria in 3003, 3004 and 3005.

12. For the reasons given above, the Tribunal finds that the applicant does not satisfy cl.602.213. Therefore he does not meet the requirements for the grant of the visa. The decision under review must be affirmed.

    DECISION

13. The Tribunal affirms the decision not to grant the applicant a Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) visa.

    Roslyn Smidt
    Member

    
    

    ATTACHMENT

    Schedule 3

    3001 (1)     The application is validly made within 28 days after the relevant day (within the meaning of subclause (2)).

    (2)     For the purposes of subclause (1) and of clause 3002, the relevant day, in relation to an applicant, is:

    (a)if the applicant held an entry permit that was valid up to and including 31 August 1994 but has not subsequently been the holder of a substantive visa — 1 September 1994; or

    (b) if the applicant became an illegal entrant before 1 September 1994 (whether or not clause 6002 in Schedule 6 of the Migration (1993) Regulations applied or section 195 of the Act applies) and has not, at any time on or after 1 September 1994, been the holder of a substantive visa — the day when the applicant last became an illegal entrant; or

    (c)if the applicant:

    (i)ceased to hold a substantive or criminal justice visa on or after 1 September 1994; or

    (ii)entered Australia unlawfully on or after 1 September 1994;

    whichever is the later of:

    (iii)the last day when the applicant held a substantive or criminal justice visa; or

    (iv)the day when the applicant last entered Australia unlawfully; or

    (d) if the last substantive visa held by the applicant was cancelled, and the Tribunal has made a decision to set aside and substitute the cancellation decision or the Minister's decision not to revoke the cancellation — the later of:

    (i)the day when that last substantive visa ceased to be in effect; and

    (ii)the day when the applicant is taken, under sections 368C, 368D and 379C of the Act, to have been notified of the Tribunal's decision.

    3002The application is validly made within 12 months after the relevant day (within the meaning of subclause 3001(2)).

    3003If:

    (a)     the applicant has not, on or after 1 September 1994, been the holder of a substantive visa; and

    (b)    on 31 August 1994, the applicant was either:

    (i)an illegal entrant; or

    (ii)the holder of an entry permit that was not valid beyond 31 August 1994;

    the Minister is satisfied that:

    (c)     the applicant last became an illegal entrant, or, in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii), last became a person in Australia without a substantive visa, because of factors beyond the applicant’s control; and

    (d)    there are compelling reasons for granting the visa; and

    (e)     the applicant has complied substantially with the conditions that apply or applied to:

    (i)the last of any entry permits held by the applicant (other than a condition of which the applicant was in breach solely because of the expiry of the entry permit); and

    (ii)any subsequent bridging visa; and

    (f)     the applicant would have been entitled to be granted an entry permit equivalent to a visa of the class applied for if the applicant had applied for the entry permit immediately before last becoming an illegal entrant or, in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii), if the applicant had applied for the entry permit on 31 August 1994; and

    (g)    the applicant intends to comply with any conditions subject to which the visa is granted; and

    (h)    the last entry permit (if any) held by the applicant was not granted subject to a condition that the holder would not, after entering Australia, be entitled to be granted an entry permit, or a further entry permit, while the holder remained in Australia.

    3004If the applicant:

    (a)     ceased to hold a substantive or criminal justice visa on or after 1 September 1994; or

    (b)    entered Australia unlawfully on or after 1 September 1994 and has not subsequently been granted a substantive visa;

    the Minister is satisfied that:

    (c)     the applicant is not the holder of a substantive visa because of factors beyond the applicant’s control; and

    (d)    there are compelling reasons for granting the visa; and

    (e)     the applicant has complied substantially with:

    (i)the conditions that apply or applied to:

    (A)the last of any entry permits held by the applicant (other than a condition of which the applicant was in breach solely because of the expiry of the entry permit); and

    (B)any subsequent bridging visa; or

    (ii)the conditions that apply or applied to:

    (A)the last of any substantive visas held by the applicant (other than a condition of which the applicant was in breach solely because the visa ceased to be in effect); and

    (B)any subsequent bridging visa; and

    (f)     either:

    (i)in the case of an applicant referred to in paragraph (a)—the applicant would have been entitled to be granted a visa of the class applied for if the applicant had applied for the visa on the day when the applicant last held a substantive or criminal justice visa; or

    (ii)in the case of an applicant referred to in paragraph (b)—the applicant would have satisfied the criteria (other than any Schedule 3 criteria) for the grant of a visa of the class applied for on the day when the applicant last entered Australia unlawfully; and

    (g)    the applicant intends to comply with any conditions subject to which the visa is granted; and

    (h)    if the last visa (if any) held by the applicant was a transitional (temporary) visa, that visa was not subject to a condition that the holder would not, after entering Australia, be entitled to be granted an entry permit, or a further entry permit, while the holder remained in Australia.

    3005A visa or entry permit has not previously been granted to the applicant on the basis of the satisfaction of any of the criteria set out in:

    (a)     this Schedule; or

    (b) Schedule 6 of the Migration (1993) Regulations; or

    (c)     regulation 35AA or subregulation 42(1A) or (1C) of the Migration (1989) Regulations.

    Note:Section 10 of the Act provides that a child who was born in the migration zone and was a non‑citizen when he or she was born shall be taken to have entered Australia when he or she was born.