Sayeed (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review by Mr Sayeed concerning a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa. The central dispute revolved around the payment of the application fee.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear Mr Sayeed's application for review, given that the prescribed application fee had not been paid within the prescribed period, and no valid determination had been made to reduce that fee.

The Tribunal reasoned that the payment of the prescribed fee, or a valid determination for its reduction, was a prerequisite for a valid application for review. As these conditions were not met, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter.

Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.