1811118 (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 tasked with determining whether it had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's case.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been lodged within the timeframes prescribed by the relevant legislation. Specifically, the Tribunal had to ascertain if the application was made in accordance with the statutory requirements for lodging an appeal.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 19 April 2018. Applying the relevant legislative provisions, the Tribunal determined that this lodgement date meant the application was not made in accordance with the required timeframe. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case. The Tribunal therefore made no order in relation to the merits of the protection visa application.