1805515 (Refugee)

The applicant sought a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (the Tribunal) had previously made a decision in relation to the applicant's claim, which had been subject to a valid review. The Tribunal was presented with further documentation that appeared to seek a review of the same delegate's decision.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the further documentation as a new application for review, given that a valid review of the delegate's decision had already occurred.

The Tribunal reasoned that it could not entertain a further review of a decision that had already been validly reviewed. It stated that it would not treat any subsequent documentation seeking review of the same delegate's decision as a new application. The Tribunal would not allocate a new case number, request comments on the validity of a purported review application, or make a further jurisdictional decision. Instead, the Tribunal would inform the applicant that it could not consider the case further.

The Tribunal concluded that it did not have jurisdiction in the matter.