1806544 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The dispute arose because the application for review was lodged with the Tribunal after the statutory deadline. The decision was made by Sean Baker, a Member of the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was not received by the Tribunal until 12 March 2018. This date was after the time prescribed by the relevant legislation for making such an application.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was lodged outside the prescribed timeframe. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction in the matter.