Kaur (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Cth) considered an application for review concerning a Subclass 115 (Remaining relative) visa. The applicant, Ms Kaur, sought review of a decision relating to her visa application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the prescribed fee for the application had not been paid, and no request for a fee reduction had been made or determined.

The Tribunal reasoned that the payment of the prescribed fee, or a determination that the fee should be reduced, was a prerequisite for a valid application for review. As this condition had not been met, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.

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