Donado (Migration) [2020] AATA 1562 (17 February 2020)

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Donado (Migration) [2020] AATA 1562 (17 February 2020)

DECISION RECORD

DIVISION: Migration & Refugee Division

APPLICANTS: Mrs Gemma Donado
Mr Ferdinand Donado

CASE NUMBER: 1804392

DIBP REFERENCE(S): BCC2017/4440723

MEMBER: Peter Booth

DATE: 17 February 2020

PLACE OF DECISION: Melbourne

DECISION: The Tribunal confirms the decision to dismiss the application.

Statement made on 17 February 2020 at 12:15pm

CATCHWORDS

MIGRATION – Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa – Subclass 500 (Student) – dismissal decision – failure to attend Tribunal hearing – decision under review affirmed

LEGISLATION

Migration Act 1958, ss 362B, 362C

STATEMENT OF DECISION AND REASONS
APPLICATION FOR REVIEW

1. This is an application for review of decisions made by a delegate of the Minister for Immigration on 5 February 2018 to refuse to grant the visa applicants Student (Temporary) (Class TU) Subclass 500 visas under the Migration Act 1958 (the Act).
2. On 31 January 2020 the Tribunal dismissed the application under s.362B(1A)(b) of the Act as the review applicants did not appear before it to give evidence and present arguments at the time and date of the scheduled hearing.
3. The review applicants were notified of the dismissal decision and given a copy of a written statement setting out the decision and the reasons for the decision, in accordance with s.362C(5). The review applicants were advised that reinstatement of the application could be sought within 14 days of receiving the dismissal statement and that a failure to apply for reinstatement within the 14 day period would result in confirmation of the dismissal decision.
4. As the review applicants did not apply for reinstatement of the application within the 14 days period, the Tribunal must confirm the decision to dismiss the application. In these circumstances, the decisions under review are taken to be affirmed.

DECISION

5. The Tribunal confirms the decision to dismiss the application.

Peter Booth
Member