Karle (Migration)

The applicant, Karle, sought review of a decision by the Migration Review Tribunal. The dispute concerned an application for a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa, Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa. The Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the applicant's case.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's appeal. This question arose due to the applicant's failure to pay the application fee for the review and their subsequent failure to respond to a natural justice letter issued by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that a valid application for review requires compliance with the prescribed procedural requirements, including the payment of the requisite fee. As the applicant had not paid the fee and had not responded to the natural justice letter, the Tribunal concluded that the application for review was not validly made. Consequently, the Tribunal held that it had no jurisdiction to proceed with the substantive merits of the applicant's case.