1811104 (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 application for review.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 19 April 2018, which was outside the statutory time limit. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application. The Tribunal made no orders as it had no jurisdiction to proceed.