# Refund of fees by ART

> reg-4.14 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

4.14 Refund of fees by ART
          (1) The table sets out:
               (a) circumstances in which all or part of the amount of the fee for an
                    application for review of a decision is to be refunded; and
               (b) the amount that is to be refunded.

Item      If ...                                                        the amount to be refunded is ...
Refunds for financial hardship
1         the applicant has paid the amount mentioned in                50% of the amount the applicant was
          subregulation 4.13(1) and subregulation 4.13(4)               required to pay by regulation 4.13
          applies
General refunds
2         the applicant is not entitled to apply for review by          the amount that the applicant was
          the ART                                                       required to pay by regulation 4.13
3         the decision to which the application relates is not          the amount that the applicant was
          subject to review by the ART                                  required to pay by regulation 4.13









Item      If ...                                                         the amount to be refunded is ...
4         the Minister has given a conclusive certificate as             the amount that the applicant was
          mentioned in section 339 of the Act (which deals               required to pay by regulation 4.13
          with conclusive certificates) in relation to the
          decision
          Note:       The conclusive certificate certifies that review
                      would be contrary to the public interest.
Refunds after ART decision
5         the decision to which the review relates is set aside          50% of the amount the applicant was
          or varied                                                      required to pay by regulation 4.13
6         the application is remitted to the primary                     50% of the amount the applicant was
          decision-maker for reconsideration                             required to pay by regulation 4.13

          (2) If an application for review by the ART is withdrawn, the fee paid on the
              application is to be refunded if the application is withdrawn because:
                (a) the death has occurred, since the visa application was made, of:
                       (i) the applicant for the visa that was the subject of the application; or
                      (ii) a member of that applicant’s family unit; or
                     (iii) a review applicant; or
                (b) the applicant for the visa that was the subject of the application has been
                    granted a visa of the class applied for otherwise than because the Minister
                    has reconsidered the primary application and the applicant’s score on the
                    reconsideration is more than or equal to the applicable pass mark; or
                (c) in relation to an application for a parent visa—the applicant:
                       (i) applied for another parent visa after lodging the application for
                           review; and
                      (ii) wants to have a decision made on the application for the other parent
                           visa.