1814295 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application for review concerning a protection visa. The applicant failed to appear at the hearing of their application. The Tribunal dismissed the application after an email notification was returned as undeliverable and a subsequent courtesy notification sent by registered post also received no response or application for reinstatement.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm the dismissal of the application, given the applicant's failure to appear and subsequent lack of engagement following notification attempts. The Tribunal also had to determine whether the decision to dismiss the application should be affirmed in these circumstances.

The Tribunal applied the principles governing the dismissal of applications for non-appearance and the subsequent confirmation of such dismissals. As the applicant did not make an application for reinstatement within the prescribed 14-day period following the dismissal, the Tribunal was bound to confirm its earlier decision. Consequently, the decision under review was taken to be affirmed.

The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.