Regulation 5.41 — Fee for further opinion of Medical Officer of the Commonwealth in merits review

5.41 Fee for further opinion of Medical Officer of the Commonwealth in merits review

(1) This regulation applies to a review by the ART of a refusal to grant a visa to a person, if:

(a) under regulation 2.25A, in determining whether the criteria for grant of the visa were satisfied, the Minister was required, to seek the opinion of a Medical Officer of the Commonwealth; and

(b) the refusal occurred wholly, or in part, because in the opinion of the Medical Officer of the Commonwealth, the person did not satisfy a requirement mentioned in subregulation 2.25A(1) or (2), as the case requires; and

(c) for the review—a further opinion of a Medical Officer of the Commonwealth is required.

(2) There is payable, for the further opinion mentioned in paragraph (1)(c), a fee of $520.