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How Courts Review A.R.T. Decisions

26th June 2025

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (Div. 2) If your visa application has been refused by the ART (Administrative Review Tribunal), you have a right to appeal to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) . Importantly, it is the Court’s job to consider whether the ART made important legal errors known…

High Court Clarifies Application of Direction 90 in Visa Refusals: The Case of Ismail v Minister for Immigration

22nd May 2024

In the High Court case of Ismail v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 2, the court examined Direction 90, a guideline issued by the Minister to assist in making decisions under Section 501 of the Migration Act 1958. This decision has significant implications for visa refusals or cancellations based on character…

Preventative Detention

5th December 2023

Have you recently been released from Villawood? The Government’s new preventative detention regime could see you taken back into custody on an order from the Court. IMPORTANTLY, you will be able to oppose any application to the Court to have you taken back into detention. Please contact us using the form on this page if…

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