1806225 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's appeal.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant's application for review was lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation. This question of timeliness was determinative of the Tribunal's jurisdiction.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 8 March 2018. As this date was outside the statutory timeframe for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements. Consequently, the Tribunal held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case.

The Tribunal made no orders as to costs and determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.