1808048 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The review application was lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on 24 March 2018.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the application for review, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed time limit.

The Tribunal Member, Linda Symons, determined that the application for review was not received by the Tribunal within the time stipulated by the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal lacked the necessary jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter.

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