Immigration Review Tribunal
IRT
December 1989 – 1 June 1999
Statutory tribunal that provided independent second-tier merits review of decisions to refuse or cancel visas and entry permits (other than refugee decisions), after internal review within the immigration department.
How it came into existence
Created by the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989, which inserted a new part into the Migration Act 1958 as part of the codification of migration decision-making that took effect in December 1989. It replaced the non-statutory Immigration Review Panels run within the immigration department.
- External review of migration decisions
Replaced the department's non-statutory Immigration Review Panels.
Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (as amended by the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989)
How it ended
Ceased on 31 May 1999; from 1 June 1999 its functions and those of the Migration Internal Review Office were combined in the new Migration Review Tribunal.
- External merits review of migration decisions
Main functions
- Merits review of visa and entry permit refusals
- Review of visa cancellations
- Review of sponsorship-related migration decisions
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
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