1605218 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal to dismiss their application for a protection visa. The applicant failed to appear before the Tribunal and did not respond to communications from the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to affirm the decision to dismiss the application, given the applicant's failure to engage with the Tribunal process.

The Tribunal applied the relevant legislative provisions which stipulate that if an applicant fails to apply for reinstatement of their application within the prescribed 14-day period following dismissal, the Tribunal must confirm the decision to dismiss. Consequently, the decision under review is taken to be affirmed. The Tribunal confirmed its decision to dismiss the application.