1817356 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered a matter concerning an application for a protection visa. The applicant sought review of a delegate's decision.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's request for review, particularly in light of the timing of the application and the nature of the documentation provided.

The Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter. It advised that if it received further documentation purporting to seek review of the same delegate's decision, it would not treat it as a new application. Instead, the Tribunal would inform the applicant that it could not consider the case further. The Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the review.