1825511 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The dispute arose because the application for review was lodged with the Tribunal after the prescribed time limit.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's review application, given that it was not lodged within the timeframe stipulated by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal, constituted by Member James Silva, determined that the application for review was received on 25 August 2018. As this date fell outside the period prescribed by the relevant legislation for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal made no substantive decision on the merits of the protection visa application itself.