1805177 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister regarding a protection visa application. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider the merits of the delegate's decision.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision. This question arose because the applicant had previously sought review of the same delegate's decision.

The Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction because the delegate's decision had already been the subject of a valid review by the Tribunal. Once a decision has been validly reviewed, it is no longer considered a reviewable decision, and the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished.

Consequently, the Tribunal made no order other than to state that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.