1822164 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The review was lodged with the Tribunal on 31 July 2018.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's review, given that the application was not received within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the legislative requirements because it was received on 31 July 2018, which was outside the stipulated timeframe. The Tribunal found it had no discretion to consider the applicant's explanations for the delay or to waive strict compliance with the time requirements. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it did not have jurisdiction.