1801081 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The respondent was the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to review the applicant's protection visa decision.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation. Specifically, the Tribunal had to consider the date on which the application for review was received by the Tribunal and compare it to the statutory deadline for lodgement.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 15 January 2018. It determined that this date meant the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements for lodgement. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case.

The Tribunal ordered that it does not have jurisdiction in this matter.