1821173 (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application for review concerning a Bridging E (Class WE) visa, Subclass 050 (Bridging (General)). The applicant sought a review of a decision, but the Tribunal found that the prescribed fee for the application had not been paid, nor had any request been made for a fee reduction.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given the non-payment of the prescribed fee and the absence of any application for a fee reduction.

The Tribunal reasoned that the payment of the prescribed fee, or a determination that the fee should be reduced, is a prerequisite for a valid application for review. As these conditions were not met, the Tribunal concluded that the application was not valid and therefore it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the review. The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it had no jurisdiction.