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This chapter reports on the AAT’s activities and performance during the reporting year and includes: the annual performance statement setting out our results against the performance criteria specified in the Portfolio Budget Statements and our Corporate Plan discussion of ...

The Tribunal aims to manage its workload in an effective and efficient manner, responding to changes in the number and nature of applications over time. Performance targets define standards for dealing with applications, and assist us to meet the outcome and program requireme...

Information routinely accessed under freedom of information requests The AAT must publish information about documents to which the AAT routinely gives access in response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 , except in certain cases. This is a requirement u...

Appendix // 01 Members of the AAT Table A1.1 sets out a list of the members of the AAT as at 30 June 2015. Lists of the members who were appointed and reappointed in 2014–15 and members whose terms of appointment ended during the reporting year follow the table. The list of...

PDF version (68 KB) Speech delivered to the Australian Insurance Law Association - Northern Territory Branch - Seminar, Darwin 11 April 2006 Introduction It gives me great pleasure to be able to speak to you today about the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and its wor...

This fact sheet answers questions about an AAT review of a decision made by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) to refuse to grant a Subclass 485 visa on the basis that the ‘Australian study requirement’ was not met. PDF version (87 KB) What does the AAT n...

Location of this page in sitemap: Subclass 485 - Study Requirement

The Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) was established in April 2015 as a separate office within the Refugee Review Tribunal. From 1 July 2015, it became a separate office within the AAT’s Migration and Refugee Division. The IAA is independent of the Department of Immigra...

Tribunal : Member Fiona Hewson Miss Lander sought review of a decision made by the Department of Human Services (the Department) on 26 February 2018 to refuse to grant an extension of time to object to a departure determination made by the Department on 21 December 2017. T...

This fact sheet answers questions about applying to the AAT to review a decision by the Department of Home Affairs to cancel your student visa because you did not comply with visa condition 8202. PDF versions of this fact sheet are available in the following languages: A...

Location of this page in sitemap: Student Visa Cancellations

This fact sheet answers questions about applying to the AAT to review a decision by the Department of Home Affairs to refuse to grant you a visitor visa. PDF versions of this fact sheet are available in the following languages: Arabic, English and Simplified Chinese. ...

Location of this page in sitemap: Visitor Visa (Genuine Stay)

When will I receive the decision? We will usually make a decision after conducting a hearing . You will receive our decision at the end of the hearing or in writing at a later date. Watch our video guide for more information about receiving our decision. Oral decision ...

Location of this page in sitemap: Steps in a review > Child Support > First review by the AAT > Decision

Tribunal: Member Paul Windsor The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) refused to grant the applicants protection visas on 2 September 2016. The applicants, a wife and husband from India, applied for protection visas on the basis that the wife f...

Location of this page in sitemap: 1614678 (Refugee) [2018] AATA 4645

Tribunal: Member Kira Raif The Department of Home Affairs (the Department) refused to grant the applicant a Bridging E (Class WE) visa on 9 October 2018. The applicant applied for the Bridging Visa while a review relating to his Partner Visa application was being processed...

Location of this page in sitemap: Maksoud (Migration) [2018] AATA 4833

Tribunal: Member Alison Mercer The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) cancelled the applicant’s Subclass 457 visa on 12 January 2017. The applicant applied to the AAT for a review of the Department’s decision. The AAT set aside the decision on...

Location of this page in sitemap: Kaur (Migration) [2018] AATA 4539

Tribunal: Member Rosa Gagliardi The applicant was refused a Protection visa by a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. On 31 January 2018, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirmed the decision. Section 36 of the Migration Act 1958 (the ...

Location of this page in sitemap: 1620536 (Refugee) [2018] AATA 296

Tribunal: Member Paul Windsor An application made by a family of three for Protection visas was refused by a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Applicant 1 was making a claim for protection and applicants 2 and 3 applied as members of the famil...

Location of this page in sitemap: 1419288 (Refugee) [2018] AATA 282

Tribunal: Senior Member Andrew Nikolic AM CSC The applicant’s Australian Citizenship application was refused by a delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. On 18 January 2018, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirmed the decision under review. ...

Tribunal: Senior Member Chris Puplick AM The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) made a decision to grant only limited access to certain documents of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) which relate to visas granted per...

File number: 2017/SC011866 Tribunal: Member William Kennedy On 2 January 2018 the Administrative Appeals Tribunal made a decision to vary the rate of child support payable by the applicant. Mr Vardy and Mrs Wilmot are the separated parents of two children for whom Mr Var...

Location of this page in sitemap: Vardy and Wilmot (Child support) [2018] AATA 82

COVID-19 resources Special measures practice directions The President has issued five special measures practice directions that set out how the AAT will operate while COVID-19 impacts our services. These are in effect for the following divisions: General, Freedom of In...

Location of this page in sitemap: Resources > Practice directions, guides and guidelines

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