1810092 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought review of a decision concerning her protection visa application. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered the applicant's explanation for lodging her application for review out of time.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's review application, given that it was lodged after the statutory time limit had expired. The applicant contended that her delay was due to her lack of knowledge regarding her right to appeal the original decision.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was received on 11 April 2018, which was beyond the time prescribed by the relevant legislation. As the application was not made in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

Consequently, the Tribunal made no substantive decision on the merits of the protection visa application, finding that it did not have jurisdiction to proceed.