1824058 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal. The dispute concerned the timeliness of the applicant's application for review.

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

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 19 August 2018, which was after the statutory deadline. Applying the relevant legislative provisions, the Tribunal determined that because the application was not made in accordance with the legislation, it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

Consequently, the Tribunal made no order on the merits of the protection visa application, as it had no jurisdiction to do so.