Special practices for the AAT during the COVID-19 pandemic

If you have a pending review application at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), the special practices adopted by the AAT during the COVID-19 pandemic may affect you. 

Full information can be found on the:

  1. AAT Factsheet

  2. COVID-19 Special Measures Practice Direction – Migration and Refugee Division

These special measures will be in effect until expressly revoked or suspended. The key changes are:

  • The registries will remain closed to visitors except in exceptional circumstances 

  • Contact to the AAT registry can be made via their online services on the website, phone or by email

  • Any documents can either be emailed or uploaded onto the online portal

  • To minimise the need for handling hard copy documents or other things, a document, CD, USB or other thing must only be sent to the AAT by post if the information cannot be sent electronically

  • Hearings will not be held in person. They will only be held by telephone, video, or both. 

Case will now be prioritized as follows:

  1. those in immigration detention 

  2. where cases require looking into whether they have jurisdiction to conduct review 

  3. cases that meet the AAT’s compelling reasons guideline for prioritising a case

  4. visa cancellation cases 

  5. cases that can be decided without hearing 

The new priority of cases may mean your case will be dealt with faster or slower than usual. Contact us for more information.

How Can Agape Henry Crux Help

Our firm has created a Special COVID-19 Taskforce to help our clients battle through and find solutions during this Pandemic. Our team is equipped and trained to advise you on across a wide range of issues you may be encountering. You can contact our team on +61 2 7200 2700.

We speak fluent English, Korean, Burmese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian and Malay. If these aren’t your language, we can also help you arrange an interpreter

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