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When is the deadline for application to the high court for judicial review of a migration decision?

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3) provides the following source period. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. The relevant actor is applicant invoking the High Court's original migration jurisdiction. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition.

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Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension
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Actual statutory migration-decision date
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Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)
Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2

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Source guide. Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3) concerns make the application for the original-jurisdiction remedy. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

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When is the deadline for application to the high court for judicial review of a migration decision?

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3) provides the following source period. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. The relevant actor is applicant invoking the High Court's original migration jurisdiction. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition.

Responsible actor. Applicant invoking the High Court's original migration jurisdiction.

Actual statutory migration-decision date.

Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2.

Source guide. Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3) concerns make the application for the original-jurisdiction remedy. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

How does this provision count time?

  1. Make the application for the original-jurisdiction remedy.
  2. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension.
  3. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition.
  4. The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.

The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.

No generic holiday carry is applied. The applicable place-specific working-day calendar, court rules and operative order require separate qualification.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Source guide. Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3) concerns make the application for the original-jurisdiction remedy. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

Actual statutory migration-decision date is asserted, but the actual supporting document is missing. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. No computed date. Establish the actual statutory event and applicable branch.

The file identifies make the application for the original-jurisdiction remedy, but the relevant place, method or procedural calendar is unconfirmed. The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. No computed date. Establish source-specific counting and completion facts.

The catalog label is supplied without confirming that Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3) governs the actual proceeding. Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. No computed date or purchase. Confirm the operative provision and actual proceeding.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actual statutory event
Actual statutory migration-decision date
Source-defined procedural branch
This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition.
Edition and counting scope
Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2. The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.
Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)
  • Source guide. Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3) concerns make the application for the original-jurisdiction remedy. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.
  • This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When is the deadline for application to the high court for judicial review of a migration decision?

Who takes the step for high Court judicial review of migration decision?

Applicant invoking the High Court's original migration jurisdiction. The source-defined act is make the application for the original-jurisdiction remedy. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

What starts high Court judicial review of migration decision?

Actual statutory migration-decision date. Retain the actual notice, statement, application, delivery or decision identified by this provision. A nearby procedural event does not establish this anchor.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

What source period applies to high Court judicial review of migration decision?

Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

Which branch changes high Court judicial review of migration decision?

This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2. The applicable decision type, notice and any actual direction must match this provision.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

Does this guide calculate a final date for high Court judicial review of migration decision?

The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide. Within 35 days of the statutory decision date, subject to High Court extension. A source period, deemed-receipt rule, minimum interval or institutional power is not automatically a party filing deadline.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

What should be retained for high Court judicial review of migration decision?

Retain actual statutory migration-decision date, the operative source and any applicable order. Make the application for the original-jurisdiction remedy. This specific statutory period is distinct from the ordinary six-month certiorari rule. Receipt alone does not replace the statutory definition. This guide supplies neither a final computed date nor a purchase.

Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)

Official sources and review

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Migration Act 1958 s 486A, s 477(3)Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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