2100562 (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AHT) considered an application for review concerning a Bridging E (Class WE) visa, Subclass 050. The applicant sought review of a decision, but the central dispute revolved around the validity of their application for review due to an unpaid prescribed fee.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, given that the prescribed fee had not been paid and no request for a fee reduction had been made or determined.

The Tribunal determined that the payment of the prescribed fee, or a determination that the fee should be reduced, was a prerequisite for a valid application for review. As these conditions had not been 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 found it had no jurisdiction.