1830811 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation. Specifically, the Tribunal had to consider if the applicant's submission of the application on 21 October 2018 constituted a valid application for review.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received until 21 October 2018. As this date was outside the statutory timeframe for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the case. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.