Dawarnia (Migration)

The applicant, Dawarnia, sought review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of a decision concerning a Visitor (Class FA) visa, subclass 600. The core of the dispute revolved around the payment of the application fee for the visa.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's appeal, given that the full application fee had not been paid and no request for a fee reduction had been made or determined.

The Tribunal reasoned that a valid application for review could only be made if the prescribed application fee had been paid in full, or if a determination had been made that the fee should be reduced. As neither of these conditions had been met in Dawarnia's case, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter.

Consequently, the Tribunal held that the application for review was not valid, and therefore it had no jurisdiction to proceed with the case.