1815421 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of Vietnam, sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The applicant lodged an application for review with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on 26 May 2018.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed time limit.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member Nathan Goetz, determined that the application for review was not received by the Tribunal within the timeframe stipulated by the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal therefore made no substantive decision on the merits of the protection visa application.