Regulation 4.12 — Combined applications for ART review

4.12 Combined applications for ART review

(2) If:

(a) 2 or more applicants have combined their primary applications in Australia in a way permitted by Schedule 1 or regulation 2.08, 2.08A or 2.08B; and

(b) the Minister’s decisions in respect of 2 or more of those applicants are that a visa not be granted; and

(c) the Minister’s decisions are reviewable migration decisions;

the applicants referred to in paragraph (b) may combine their applications for review by the ART of the Minister’s decisions.

(4) If:

(a) a person has nominated or sponsored 2 or more members of a family unit in respect of their primary applications for visas of a kind referred to in subsection 338(5) of the Act; and

(b) the Minister’s decisions in respect of 2 or more of the members of that family unit are that a visa not be granted; and

(c) the Minister’s decisions are reviewable migration decisions;

the nominator or sponsor may combine his or her applications for review by the ART of the Minister’s decisions in respect of each of the members of the family unit to whom the Minister refused to grant a visa.

(5) If a person applies for review by the ART of:

(a) a decision to which paragraph 4.02(4)(f) applies; and

(b) a decision to refuse to grant the visa mentioned in subparagraph 4.02(4)(f)(ii) that is a reviewable migration decision;

the applications for review by the ART of the decisions are taken to be combined.

(6) If:

(a) 2 or more visa applicants have combined their primary applications, in a way permitted by Schedule 1 or regulation 2.08, 2.08A or 2.08B, for visas of a kind referred to in subsection 338(6) or (7) of the Act; and

(b) the Minister’s decisions in respect of 2 or more of those visa applicants are that visas not be granted; and

(c) the Minister’s decisions are reviewable migration decisions;

the Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident who is a parent, spouse, de facto partner, child, brother or sister of the visa applicants may combine his or her applications for review by the ART of the Minister’s decisions in respect of each of those visa applicants to whom the Minister refused to grant a visa.