1612438 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application for a protection visa made by an applicant who failed to attend a hearing. The Tribunal confirmed its earlier decision to dismiss the application.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant had made a valid application for reinstatement of their dismissed protection visa application within the prescribed 14-day period.

The Tribunal's reasoning was that as the applicant did not apply for reinstatement within the 14-day period following the dismissal of their application, the Tribunal was bound to confirm the decision to dismiss. Consequently, the decision under review was taken to be affirmed. The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.