Thanawong (Migration)

This matter concerned an application for review by Mr Thanawong before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). The dispute arose from the non-payment of the prescribed application fee for a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa, subclass 500 (Student).

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

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Mark Bishop, reasoned that the payment of the prescribed fee, or a determination for its reduction, was a prerequisite for a valid application for review. As these conditions had not been met, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.

Consequently, the Tribunal ordered that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.