El Dadoun (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the matter of El Dadoun concerning an application for review of a decision relating to a Visitor (Class FA) visa, Subclass 600. The core of the dispute revolved around the payment of the prescribed fee for the application.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review. This question hinged on whether the prescribed fee for the application had been paid, and if not, whether any determination had been made or requested for a reduction of that fee.

The Tribunal reasoned that the Migration Regulations require the payment of a prescribed fee for an application for review to be valid. In this instance, the Tribunal found that the prescribed fee had not been paid, and there was no indication that a request for a fee reduction had been made or considered. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that the application for review was not valid, and therefore, it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it had no jurisdiction.