1805888 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision to cancel their protection visa. The respondent, the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, contended that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to hear the application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision to cancel the applicant's protection visa. This question turned on whether the delegate's decision had already been the subject of a valid review by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that if a delegate's decision has already undergone a valid review by the Tribunal, it ceases to be a reviewable decision. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished.

Accordingly, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in the matter.