Moyes (Migration)

This matter concerned an application for review before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) concerning a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa. The applicant, identified as Moyes, sought review of a decision related to their visa application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review. This question hinged on whether the prescribed fee for the visa application had been paid, as required by the relevant migration regulations.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Melissa McAdam, determined that the prescribed fee for the visa application had not been paid. Furthermore, no application had been made, nor any determination issued, for a reduction of this fee. In the absence of the requisite fee payment, the Tribunal concluded that the application for review was not validly made, thereby divesting the Tribunal of jurisdiction to consider the merits of the case. Consequently, the Tribunal made no substantive orders regarding the visa application itself.