1801380 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister regarding a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider this application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision, given that the decision had previously undergone a valid review.

The Tribunal, constituted by Bridget Cullen, Member, reasoned that once a delegate's decision has been the subject of a valid review by the Tribunal, it ceases to be a reviewable decision. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished.

Therefore, the Tribunal concluded that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.