1706983 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision to dismiss their application for a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was required to determine whether the dismissal decision should be affirmed.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was the consequence of the applicant's failure to appear at a scheduled hearing and their subsequent failure to apply for reinstatement of their application within the prescribed timeframe.

The Tribunal reasoned that under the relevant procedural rules, a failure to apply for reinstatement within 14 days of the dismissal decision necessitated the confirmation of that dismissal. Consequently, the decision under review was taken to be affirmed. The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.