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MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 444

Administrative Appeals Tribunal may accept or decline referral

             (1)  The President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal must consider a request under section 443 and either:

                     (a)  direct that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal will accept the referral of the decision; or

                     (b)  direct that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal will decline the referral of the decision.

             (2)  The President must notify the Principal Member of the direction made under subsection (1).

             (3)  If the President accepts the referral of an application for review of an RRT‑reviewable decision:

                     (a)  the application to the Refugee Review Tribunal is taken to have been properly made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal by the applicant to the Refugee Review Tribunal; and

                     (b)  the AAT Act applies to the review of the RRT‑reviewable decision subject to the modifications in this Division.



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