The Court dismissed a judicial review application challenging the AAT's refusal to grant a Visitor (subclass 600) visa, holding that the Tribunal correctly construed 'exceptional circumstances' under cl 600.215 of the Migration Regulations 1994 by reference to its ordinary meaning and relevant departmental policy. The Tribunal's finding that the applicant's mother's ongoing health issues were not unanticipated or out of the ordinary was a factual finding reasonably open on the evidence, and the applicant's disagreement with that finding did not constitute jurisdictional error. The Tribunal's consideration of the applicant's COVID-19 pandemic circumstances was adequate, and its decision was legally reasonable applying the [name withheld] and [name withheld] standards.
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