GORDA (Migration)

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

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review. This question turned on whether the applicant had complied with the procedural requirements for lodging a valid application for review, specifically concerning the payment of the prescribed fee and the use of the correct application form.

The Tribunal determined that the prescribed fee for the application for review had not been paid, nor had any request been made for a reduction of that fee. In the absence of these essential requirements being met, the Tribunal concluded that the application for review was not valid. Consequently, the Tribunal found that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.

The Tribunal therefore made no determination on the merits of the underlying visa decision, as it had no jurisdiction to do so.