1810542 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider whether it had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, which had been lodged after the prescribed time limit.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions, specifically concerning the timeframes for lodging such applications.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received until 14 April 2018, which was outside the statutory time limit for lodging an application for review. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case. The Tribunal therefore concluded that it had no jurisdiction in this matter.