1806028 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister regarding a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to determine whether it had jurisdiction to consider the application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review a decision where the same delegate's decision had previously been reviewed by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that it had already considered and made a decision on the review of the delegate's decision. Consequently, it lacked jurisdiction to entertain a further review of the same delegate's decision. The Tribunal indicated that if any further documentation was received that appeared to seek review of the same delegate's decision, it would not be treated as a new application for review, nor would it allocate a new case number or seek further comment from the applicant. Instead, the applicant would be advised that the Tribunal could not consider the case further.

The Tribunal ordered that it does not have jurisdiction in this matter.