Vira (Migration)

This matter concerned an application for review of a decision by the Migration Review Tribunal. The applicant, Vira, sought to challenge a decision relating to a Bridging E (Class WE) visa.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the prescribed application fee had not been paid and no determination had been made, nor requested, that the fee should be reduced.

The Tribunal 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 consider the merits of Vira's application. Accordingly, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.