1825257 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal concerning a protection visa. The Tribunal refused to review its own decision, as the application for review was lodged out of time.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the application for review, given that it was not received within the statutory timeframe prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions because it was received on 29 August 2018, which was outside the permitted period. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

The Tribunal made no orders, as it found it had no jurisdiction to proceed with the review.