1803528 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for 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 hear the applicant's application for review.

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 if the application was received by the Tribunal in accordance with the statutory timeframes.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received by the Tribunal until 9 February 2018. This date was outside the period permitted by the relevant legislation for lodging an application for review. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case. The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it did not have jurisdiction.