Somnam (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning a Bridging C (Class WC) visa, subclass 030. The applicant, Somnam, sought review of a decision related to this visa.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review. This question arose due to the applicant's failure to pay the prescribed fee for the application.

The Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction because the prescribed fee for the application had not been paid, and no request for a fee reduction had been made or determined. Consequently, the application for review was deemed invalid, preventing the Tribunal from exercising its power to hear the matter. The Tribunal therefore concluded that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.