1808832 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of Sri Lanka, sought a protection visa. The delegate of the Minister had previously made a decision in relation to the applicant's claim for protection. The applicant subsequently sought a review of this decision by the Refugee Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision. This question arose because the delegate's decision had already been the subject of a valid review by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that once a decision has been validly reviewed by it, that decision ceases to be a "reviewable decision" for the purposes of the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished.

Accordingly, the Tribunal concluded that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the applicant's application for review.