1828236 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought review of a decision made by the Refugee Tribunal. The dispute concerned whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, which had been lodged outside the prescribed time limit. The matter came before the Refugee Tribunal, with James Silva acting as the Member.

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

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was received on 26 September 2018. As this date fell outside the period prescribed by the relevant legislation for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the law. Consequently, the Tribunal found that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

The Tribunal ordered that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.