1821990 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) had invited the applicant to provide comments on the decision, but no response was received. The application for review was lodged with the Tribunal on 30 July 2018.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the application for review, given that it was lodged out of time. The Tribunal was required to determine if the application had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions governing the lodgement of review applications.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received until 30 July 2018, which was after the prescribed time limit. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that the application had not been made in accordance with the relevant legislation. As a result, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it had no jurisdiction.