1707202 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal concerning their application for a protection visa. The core of the dispute revolved around the lodgement of a duplicate application.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review the applicant's case, given the circumstances surrounding the lodgement of a second application for a protection visa.

Member Luke Hardy determined that because there was no reviewable decision in relation to the duplicate application, the application for review itself was not properly made. Consequently, the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter.