1801807 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The application for review was lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on 24 January 2018.

The primary legal issue before the AAT was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was lodged outside the prescribed time limit.

The AAT Member, Luke Hardy, determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was received by the Tribunal on 24 January 2018, which was after the statutory deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application.

The AAT concluded that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.