Gowing Advisory Chartered Accountants (Migration)

This matter concerned an application for review before the Tribunal, brought by Gowing Advisory Chartered Accountants (Migration) as the applicant. The dispute arose from the non-payment of a prescribed fee associated with an employer nomination.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the prescribed fee had not been paid.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Rosa Gagliardi, reasoned that the applicant had been afforded a reasonable period to remit the fee following notification of the authorised officer's decision. As the fee remained outstanding, the Tribunal concluded that the application for review was not validly made, thereby divesting the Tribunal of jurisdiction.

Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.