Noor (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered a matter concerning an application for review of a decision relating to a Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) visa, Subclass 602. The applicant sought a reduction in the prescribed application fee for their review application.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, given that the prescribed application fee had not been paid within the stipulated timeframe.

The Tribunal reasoned that the applicant had been notified of the refusal to reduce the application fee and was subsequently given a reasonable period to pay the fee. As the fee remained unpaid after this period, the Tribunal concluded that the application for review was not validly made. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.