Manormani (Migration)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a Subclass 600 Visitor visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's appeal, given that the prescribed fee for the visa application had not been paid and no request for a fee reduction had been made.

The Tribunal reasoned that a valid application for review must satisfy all prescribed requirements, including the payment of any applicable fees. As the prescribed fee for the Visitor visa application remained unpaid and no application for a reduction had been made, the applicant's subsequent application for review was deemed invalid. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.

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