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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…
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…
I have often heard client’s say, “I didn’t get a lawyer to represent me in the AAT as I thought it was more important to have a lawyer to represent me in Court”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our primary aim is always to win in the AAT, not the Court. The AAT…
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…
The applicant made an application for a student visa through his migration agent. The visa was refused. A common story. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has strict rules about how soon after being notified of a decision the applicant has to lodge an appeal. In this case the time limit was 21 days from being…
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