1711827 (Refugee)

The applicant sought a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) dismissed the application due to the applicant's failure to appear at the hearing. The applicant did not subsequently apply for reinstatement of the application within the prescribed 14-day period.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm the dismissal of the application, given the applicant's failure to seek reinstatement.

The Tribunal applied the relevant procedural rules which stipulated that if an applicant fails to apply for reinstatement within 14 days of a dismissal for non-appearance, the decision to dismiss is affirmed. Consequently, the Tribunal confirmed its earlier decision to dismiss the application. The decision under review was therefore affirmed.