1732382 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal concerning a protection visa. The applicant failed to appear at the hearing of their application for review. Consequently, the Tribunal dismissed the application.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm the dismissal of the application, given the applicant's non-appearance and subsequent failure to apply for reinstatement within the prescribed timeframe.

The Tribunal applied the principle that where an applicant fails to appear at a hearing and does not seek reinstatement within 14 days, the Tribunal must confirm the dismissal of the application. As no application for reinstatement was made within the stipulated period, the Tribunal was bound to affirm the decision to dismiss the application.

The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.