1805129 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The dispute centred on whether the application for review was lodged within the timeframes prescribed by the relevant legislation. The decision was made by Linda Symons, a Member of the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was received by the Tribunal on 27 February 2018. This date was subsequent to the statutory deadline for lodging such applications.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was received after the prescribed timeframe. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.