1806735 (Refugee)

The applicant, a refugee, sought review of a decision by the Department of Home Affairs concerning their protection visa application. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was tasked with determining whether it had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's appeal.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant had lodged their application for review within the timeframes 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 [date C] March 2018. As this date fell outside the statutory period for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case. Consequently, the Tribunal made no orders in relation to the protection visa application itself, as the jurisdictional hurdle could not be overcome.