Keisuke (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review by Keisuke concerning a Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa. The core of the dispute revolved around the payment of the prescribed fee for the visa application.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the prescribed fee 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 is a prerequisite for a valid application for review. As the fee had not been paid, and no steps had been taken to seek a reduction, the application was deemed invalid. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the review.

The Tribunal ordered that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.