1618534 (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered a migration matter involving an employer nomination. The applicant sought a review of a delegate's decision, but the Tribunal found that the application for review was not valid.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the review application. This depended on whether the application had been lodged within the prescribed period, whether the prescribed fee had been paid, and whether the correct application form had been used.

The Tribunal determined that the prescribed fee had not been paid, and no request for a fee reduction had been made. Consequently, the application for review was not considered valid. The Tribunal also found that the applicant had been notified of the delegate's decision on 20 September 2016, meaning the prescribed period for lodging a review application expired on 11 October 2016. As no valid application had been received within this timeframe, the Tribunal concluded it lacked jurisdiction.

The Tribunal ordered that it does not have jurisdiction in this matter.