Appendix A – Additional caseload statistics

This appendix presents additional statistical information regarding the MRT and RRT caseloads.

Table 17 – Lodgements
	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	% change 2011-12 to 2012-13
MRT
Visa refusal – Bridging	342	267	264	+28%
Visa refusal – Visitor	942	944	920	0%
Visa refusal – Student	3,454	3,820	3,138	-10%
Visa refusal – Temporary work*	1,038	634	621	+64%
Visa refusal – Permanent business	1,143	806	661	+42%
Visa refusal – Skilled	4,326	3,606	635	+20%
Visa refusal – Partner	1,855	1,345	1,348	+38%
Visa refusal – Family	1,174	727	672	+61%
Cancellation – Student	727	1,043	1,107	-30%
Nomination/Sponsor approval refusal	696	516	513	+35%
Other	467	380	436	+23%
Total MRT	16,164	14,088	10,315	+15%
RRT
Sri Lanka	701	65	75	+978%
China	610	689	819	-11%
Afghanistan	513	44	19	+1,066%
India	434	435	221	0%
Pakistan	332	312	102	+6%
Iran	232	107	58	+117%
Lebanon	206	94	125	+119%
Nepal	124	184	107	-33%
Egypt	104	185	181	-44%
Fiji	98	130	252	-25%
Other	875	960	1,007	-9%
Total RRT	4,229	3,205	2,966	+32%
Total MRT and RRT	20,393	17,293	13,281	+18%

*In 2012-13, the MRT case category ‘Visa Refusal – Temporary business’ changed to ‘Visa Refusal – Temporary work’. This was a result of the changes made to the Migration Regulations. In 2011-12, the MRT ‘Sponsor approval refusal’ and ‘other’ case categories changed. Nomination approval refusals were removed from the ‘other’ case category and added in to the ‘sponsor approval refusal’ category. These changes have been applied to statistical data for all 3 years and may vary from data in previous annual reports.

Figure 7 – MRT lodgements, decisions and cases on hand by quarter

Figure 8 – MRT and RRT cases on hand AS at 30 June 2013

Figure 9 – RRT lodgements, decisions and cases on hand by quarter

Figure 10 – MRT and RRT decisions

Table 18 – Cases on hand at the end of the year
	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11
MRT
Visa refusal – Bridging	14	12	9
Visa refusal – Visitor	458	607	357
Visa refusal – Student	5,032	5,203	3,716
Visa refusal – Temporary work	1,274	989	911
Visa refusal – Permanent business	1,789	1,415	841
Visa refusal – Skilled	3,302	3,555	711
Visa refusal – Partner	2,398	1,968	1,731
Visa refusal – Family	1,199	1,003	833
Cancellation – Student	621	811	600
Nomination/Sponsor approval refusal	1,013	917	741
Other	337	383	336
Total MRT	17,437	16,863	10,786
RRT
Sri Lanka	314	34	36
China	350	303	279
Afghanistan	58	39	7
India	170	174	80
Pakistan	212	210	59
Iran	73	55	19
Lebanon	136	46	49
Nepal	103	89	56
Egypt	74	81	112
Fiji	58	61	64
Other	425	409	339
Total RRT	1,973	1,501	1,100
Total MRT and RRT	19,410	18,364	11,886

Table 19 – Timeliness of reviews
	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11
Average time taken (days)*
Bridging visa (detention) refusals (MRT)	6	7	7
Visa cancellations (MRT)	342	224	150
All other MRT visa refusals	421	461	337
Protection visa refusals	159	149	99
Percentage decided within time standards*
Bridging visa (detention) refusals (MRT) – seven working days	96%	95%	96%
Visa cancellations (MRT) – 150 calendar days	12%	22%	60%
All other MRT visa refusals – 350 calendar days	47%	42%	55%
Protection visa refusals – 90 calendar days	30%	32%	71%

* Calendar days, other than for bridging (detention) cases, where working days are used. Time standards are as set out in the Migration Act and Migration Regulations or in the 2012-13 Portfolio Budget Statement. For MRT cases, time taken is calculated from date of lodgement. For RRT cases, time taken is calculated from the date the department’s documents are provided to the RRT. The average time from lodgement of an application for review to receipt of the department’s documents was 24 days for MRT cases and seven days for RRT cases.

Figure 11 – Number and age of cases on hand

Table 20 – Outcomes of review
	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11
MRT
Primary decision set-aside or remitted	4,514	2,912	2,728
Primary decision affirmed	7,121	3,133	2,356
Application withdrawn by applicant	2,661	1,180	754
No jurisdiction to review*	1,294	786	739
Total	15,590	8,011	6,577
RRT
Primary decision set-aside or remitted	1,372	750	626
Primary decision affirmed	2,205	1,899	1,815
Application withdrawn by applicant	86	86	53
No jurisdiction to review*	94	69	110
Total	3,757	2,804	2,604

* No jurisdiction decisions include applications not made within the prescribed time limit, not made in respect of reviewable decisions or not made by a person with standing to apply for review.

Table 21 – Cases decided and set-aside rates
	2012-13		2011-12		2010-11
	Cases	% set-aside	Cases	% set-aside	Cases	% set-aside
MRT
Visa refusal – Bridging	340	15%	264	12%	267	12%
Visa refusal – Visitor	1,090	56%	695	65%	752	59%
Visa refusal – Student	3,631	23%	2,334	31%	1,320	36%
Visa refusal – Temporary work	852	24%	556	26%	355	25%
Visa refusal – Permanent business	767	35%	233	29%	148	32%
Visa refusal – Skilled	4,576	23%	762	36%	958	53%
Visa refusal – Partner	1,426	53%	1,108	55%	937	62%
Visa refusal – Family	978	41%	557	44%	471	39%
Cancellation – Student	917	13%	833	21%	796	25%
Nomination/Sponsor approval refusal	606	23%	340	15%	214	24%
Other	407	29%	329	43%	359	33%
Total MRT	15,590	29%	8,011	36%	6,577	41%
RRT
Sri Lanka	421	37%	67	28%	56	59%
China	564	18%	665	17%	759	22%
Afghanistan	494	84%	12	75%	15	73%
India	438	6%	343	6%	181	7%
Pakistan	330	65%	161	50%	59	36%
Iran	214	61%	71	80%	51	76%
Lebanon	116	26%	99	41%	95	31%
Nepal	110	6%	151	9%	64	16%
Egypt	110	49%	216	61%	87	36%
Fiji	101	13%	133	20%	318	13%
Other	859	26%	886	27%	919	25%
Total RRT	3,757	37%	2,804	27%	2,604	24%
Total MRT and RRT	19,347	30%	10,815	34%	9,181	37%