1833653 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The respondent was the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. The dispute concerned whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's application for review.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant's application for review was made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements, specifically concerning the timeframe for lodging such an application.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 16 November 2018. As this date fell outside the period prescribed by the relevant legislation for lodging an application for review, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal made no substantive decision on the merits of the protection visa application.