Applications for the review of a decision can be lodged online to the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
If you have a notification from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection or the Department of Home Affairs that a
decision has been made which can be reviewed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Migration and Refugee Division that
notification will set out review rights including who can apply for review and the time limit which applies.
By lodging an application for review online you agree that
the AAT may communicate with you by email. If you do not wish the AAT to communicate with you by email or if you do not wish to or are unable to lodge an application online, you can lodge
an application in person, by post or by fax. Application forms are available here.
When lodging an application online, if an application fee is applicable, the full
fee must be paid as an online payment. The fee can be paid using Visa or MasterCard
only. No fee is payable at lodgement for a review of a protection visa decision,
or for a review of a bridging visa decision which resulted in a person being in
immigration detention. A fee is payable in all other cases. More information on
fees is available here.
Please be aware that if lodging on the last day of a time limit, the application
must be received by the AAT no later than midnight local time, if you are lodging
from a location within Australia, or midnight Australian Capital Territory local
time, if lodging from outside Australia. You may wish to consider whether the application
will be lodged within time and plan accordingly. More information is available
here.
Please note, in particular, that the first day of the time period for lodging an application for review of a protection (refugee)
visa decision is generally the day you were notified of the decision.