Administrative Review Tribunal (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024

Senator SCARR (Queensland) (12:50): Okay. Minister, I note that that's your understanding, but, hopefully, if you obtain any further information from advisers to confirm that that is, in fact, correct, that would be helpful. Again, I note that this isn't your portfolio responsibility area.

I'll move on to section 348 of the Migration Act. This was put in place by the original tranches of ART legislation and currently says that the ART must review a migration or protection decision if the application is properly made. As introduced, this bill now amends that provision to expressly state that the ART must not review an application that is not properly made, and it describes the circumstances in which the application is not properly made.

Minister, is that a fair summary of the operation?