Angeles (Migration)

This matter concerned an application for review of a decision by the Migration Review Tribunal. The applicant, Angeles, sought to challenge a decision relating to a Visitor (Class FA) visa, Subclass 600.

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

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Wendy Banfield, reasoned that the payment of the prescribed fee is a jurisdictional prerequisite for a valid application for review. As the fee had not been paid and no determination regarding a reduction had been made, the application was deemed invalid. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to proceed with the review.

The Tribunal therefore determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.