Riddett (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning a Visitor (Class FA) visa, subclass 600. The applicant sought review of a decision, but the Tribunal found that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review. This question hinged on whether the applicant had complied with the procedural requirements for lodging an application for review, specifically concerning the payment of the prescribed fee.

The Tribunal determined that the prescribed fee for the application for review had not been paid, nor had any request been made for a reduction of that fee. In the absence of these essential steps, the Tribunal concluded that the application for review was not a valid one. Consequently, the Tribunal held that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.