1811456 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The dispute centred on whether the application for review was lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation. The matter came before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was received by the Tribunal on 23 April 2018. This required a determination of whether the lodgement date complied with the statutory timeframes stipulated for making such applications.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Mila Foster, reasoned that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions because it was received by the Tribunal after the expiry of the prescribed period. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application.

The Tribunal ordered that it does not have jurisdiction in this matter.