1805855 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The applicant, who is from India, lodged their application for review with the Tribunal on 5 March 2018.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed time limits.

The Tribunal Member, Rosa Gagliardi, determined that the application for review was not received by the Tribunal within the timeframes stipulated by the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal lacked the jurisdiction to hear the matter, and there was no discretion to waive these timeframes.

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