Budianto (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review by Mr Budianto concerning a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa. The core of the dispute revolved around the payment of the application fee.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear Mr Budianto's 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 proceed with the matter. Consequently, the application for review was deemed invalid.