Tellitu (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the application of Tellitu for review of a decision concerning a Visitor (Class FA) visa, Subclass 600. The core of the dispute revolved around the payment of the prescribed fee for the application for review.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the relevant fee had not been paid and no request for a fee reduction had been made or determined.

The Tribunal reasoned that under the relevant migration regulations, an application for review is considered invalid if the prescribed fee is not paid. In the absence of a determination or request for a fee reduction, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to proceed with the review. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.