Section 367K — Reviews may be combined
Text of provision
The ART may combine reviews under 2 or more applications to be reviewed on the papers in respect of the same person. Migration Act 1958 157 Part 5 Reviewable migration decisions and reviewable protection decisions Division 4A Conduct of ART review—applications to be reviewed on the papers
Plain English
The ART may combine multiple paper review applications in respect of the same person — for example, where a primary visa holder and a secondary applicant both have pending student visa refusal reviews.
Practical effect
Combined proceedings may be efficient but practitioners should ensure each applicant's case is addressed separately in submissions — the combining of applications does not merge the individual claims.