Urgent ART Hearing Lawyers
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Experienced representation for visa applications, refusals, cancellations and judicial reviews.
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Is your ART hearing this week? We can still help.
Yes. If your hearing is days away, My Migration Lawyers can still prepare you for it if you contact us straight away. The sooner we have your file, the more we can put before the Tribunal.
Here is what to do right now:
- Send us your hearing date now. Use the form or call 1300 040 300.
- Send the hearing invitation and the Department's refusal decision.
- Confirm you will attend by the date in the hearing invitation, if you have not already.
- We review and prepare. We go through the reasons for refusal and work out what the Tribunal needs to hear.
- We get you ready. We prepare you and your witnesses, and can come to the hearing with you.
Do not wait until the day before. Every day before the hearing is time we can use to gather evidence and write to the Tribunal.
Hearing in days and still not prepared? You are not the only one.
Get Ready for Your ART Hearing
What happens at an ART hearing?
What must be done before your ART hearing?
Task | When | What happens if it is missed |
|---|---|---|
Confirm you will attend | By the date in your hearing invitation | The Tribunal can decide your case without you |
Send written submissions | Before the hearing, as early as possible | The Member hears your case for the first time on the day |
Send new evidence | Before the hearing, as early as possible | Evidence the Member has not read carries less weight |
Arrange witnesses | Before the hearing, and tell the Tribunal who they are | Your witnesses may not be heard |
Ask for an interpreter | Before the hearing | You may struggle to give your evidence clearly |
Why choose My Migration Lawyers for your ART hearing?
Why choose My Migration Lawyers for your ART hearing?
We can prepare quickly when time is short
We answer every reason for refusal
We prepare you and your witnesses
We can come to the hearing with you
What can go wrong before an ART hearing?
You have not confirmed you will attend
If you do not reply to the hearing invitation by the date given, the Tribunal can go ahead and decide without you. Reply as soon as it arrives.
Your new evidence has not been sent
Evidence that answers the reasons for refusal should reach the Tribunal before the hearing, so the Member has read it before you walk in. See How Do I Organise My Evidence to Address Every Refusal Reason?
Your witnesses are not ready
Witnesses need to know when the hearing is, what they will be asked and how they will join, whether in person or by phone or video.
Your previous lawyer or agent has stopped acting
We can take over part-way through, review your file and prepare you for the hearing.
How do we prepare you for your ART hearing?
We start with the reasons you were refused, build the evidence to answer them, and make sure you are ready on the day. If your visa was refused and you have not yet applied for review, see Urgent ART Visa Refusal Applications.
What do you need to send us before your hearing?
ART hearing questions
My ART hearing is this week. Can you still help?
Yes, if you contact us straight away. Send us your hearing invitation and refusal decision now, and we will prepare you, send what we can to the Tribunal before the hearing and can come to the hearing with you.
Is the ART the same as the AAT?
The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) replaced the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on 14 October 2024. If you were waiting for an AAT hearing, your case is now heard by the ART.
Can my lawyer come to the ART hearing with me?
Yes. Your lawyer can attend the hearing with you and make submissions to the Member. We can come to the hearing with you. See Can a Lawyer Represent Us at a Partner Visa Tribunal Hearing?
Can I bring witnesses to my ART hearing?
Yes, if the Member agrees to hear from them. Tell the Tribunal who your witnesses are before the hearing, and make sure they know when and how to join. See Partner Visa ART Hearing: How to Prepare.
Can I have an interpreter at my ART hearing?
Yes. Ask the Tribunal for an interpreter before the hearing if you are more comfortable giving evidence in your own language. See Protection Visa ART Hearing: How a Lawyer Can Help You Prepare.
Can I send new evidence before the hearing?
Yes. The ART can consider evidence the Department never saw. Send it as early as possible, so the Member has read it before the hearing. See Can I Give the Tribunal New Evidence Not in My Original Application?
What if I cannot attend on the hearing date?
Contact the Tribunal straight away to explain why and ask for a new date. A new date is not guaranteed, and if you do not attend, the Tribunal can decide your case without you.
Which lawyer can help with an urgent ART hearing in Australia?
My Migration Lawyers prepares clients for urgent ART hearings anywhere in Australia, with consultations by video. We focus on partner visa, protection visa and refusal matters. See Visa Refusal Lawyers.
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