1819805 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa application. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application, which had been lodged out of time.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions, thereby conferring jurisdiction upon the Tribunal.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 7 July 2018. As this date fell outside the prescribed time limits stipulated by the relevant legislation, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the law. Consequently, the Tribunal found that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case.

The Tribunal made no orders as to costs and determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.