Application fees are payable in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in respect of certain types of applications in accordance with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulation 2015. The amounts of these fees increased on 1 July 2021.
General, Freedom of Information, Security, Taxation & Commercial and Small Business Taxation Divisions
From 1 July 2021, the standard application fee that may be payable will be $962. The lower application fee payable for lodging certain taxation applications will be $95. The lower application fee payable for lodging certain small business taxation decisions will be $517.
There is no change to the $100 fee that is payable if a person is eligible to pay a concessional fee rather than a standard application fee.
Migration and Refugee Division
From 1 July 2021, the fee for the review of a protection visa decision will be increased to $1,846.
By separate regulation, the fee for other merits review applications in the Migration and Refugee Division, will increase to $3,000. In cases where a 50% fee reduction is granted, the reduced fee will be $1,500.
If you have any questions about the change to the fees, please contact our Legal and Policy Section on (03) 9454 6145 or by email to legalandpolicy@aat.gov.au.