1807488 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister regarding a protection visa application. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's case.

The central legal issue before the AAT was whether it retained jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision, given that the decision had already been the subject of a valid review by the Tribunal.

The AAT reasoned that once a delegate's decision has been validly reviewed by the Tribunal, that decision is no longer a "reviewable decision" for the purposes of further review by the Tribunal. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction in relation to the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.