1806612 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The applicant's application for review was lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on 12 March 2018.

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

The Tribunal Member, Tania Flood, determined that the application for review was not received by the Tribunal within the timeframes prescribed by the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter.

The Tribunal made no order as to costs and dismissed the application for review for want of jurisdiction.