1801912 (Refugee)

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

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm its decision to dismiss the application for review, given the applicant's failure to appear and their subsequent failure to apply for reinstatement within the prescribed 14-day period.

The Tribunal applied the relevant procedural rules which stipulate that if an applicant does not apply for reinstatement within 14 days of the dismissal of their application for review due to non-appearance, the Tribunal must confirm the dismissal. In accordance with these rules, the Tribunal confirmed its earlier decision to dismiss the application for review.

The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.