THE AAT (AAT APPEAL LAWYERS)
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is the merits review body for most administrative decisions by the Federal Government. In 2015, the operations of the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) and Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) were absorbed into the Migration Division of the AAT.
In the Migration Division, the AAT operates as a non-adversarial tribunal to review decisions by the Department of Immigration. This means that you can be represented by an Immigration Lawyer, but that there is no representing counsel on the Department of Immigration side.
AAT APPEAL – TIME LIMITS
The importance of taking notice of this information cannot be overstressed. But if you have the legal right to make an appeal to the AAT, the notice will state this. The time within which to lodge an appeal to the AAT for review is strictly limited and must be adhered to otherwise the application will be rejected. The period for making an appeal will depend on the decision sought to be reviewed.
In general, you must lodge your appeal to the AAT within 21 days. However, the timeframe can vary depending on the type of decision and the method by which you were notified of the decision.
If the appeal is not lodged within this timeframe, you would in general lose your right to review.
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