1731928 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Review Tribunal concerning their application for a protection visa. The core of the dispute revolved around the timeliness of the applicant's application for review.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review. This question turned on whether the application for review had been lodged within the timeframes prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was received after the prescribed date in December 2017. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements. As a result, the Tribunal found it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case.

The Tribunal made no orders as to costs and determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.