DECISION: The Tribunal remits the application for reconsideration, with the direction that the applicant meets the following criteria for a Subclass 143 visa:

MIGRATION - Contributory Parent (Migrant) (Class CA) visa - Subclass 143 (Contributory Parent) - assurance of support - decision under review remitted

Migration Act 1958 (Cth), s 65

Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), Schedule 2, cl 143.228

1. This is an application for review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister for Home Affairs to refuse to grant the applicant a Contributory Parent (Migrant) (Class CA) visa under s.65 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act). The applicant applied for the visa on 21 October 2015. The delegate refused to grant the visa on 14 May 2018.
2. The delegate made the decision on the basis that evidence of an assurance of support was not provided as required to satisfy a criterion for the grant of the visa under the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).
3. On13 January 2020 the Tribunal received a copy of the assurance of support accepted by the Department of Human Services - Centrelink, dated 31 May 2019, in relation to the visa applicant. In light of the new evidence received, the Tribunal is satisfied that the criterion is met and has concluded that the matter should be remitted for reconsideration.
4. In reaching its decision the Tribunal did not consider a hearing to be necessary, as it was able to find in favour of the applicant on the basis of the material before it, pursuant to s.360(2)(a) of the Act.

1. The Tribunal remits the application for reconsideration, with the direction that the applicant meets the following criteria for a Subclass 143 visa:
   • cl.143.228 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations