1808368 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider 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 time 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 26 March 2018. As this date was outside the statutory timeframe for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case.

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