1833765 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa application. The dispute arose because the application for review was lodged with the Tribunal after the statutory time limit had expired. The matter came before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

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

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