1803589 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection concerning a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider the applicant's application for review.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, given that it was lodged out of time.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member James Silva, determined that the application for review was received in February 2018, which was after the statutory deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal found that the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements. As a result, 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 had no jurisdiction in the matter.