1833661 (Refugee)

The applicant 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 statutory deadline. The matter was heard by Justin Meyer, a Member of the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's review application, given that it was not received within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was received by the Tribunal on 16 November 2018, which was outside the stipulated timeframe. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.