1835037 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The respondent was the Refugee Review Tribunal. The dispute concerned whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's application for review.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation, which would determine if the Tribunal possessed jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 29 November 2018. Applying the relevant legislative provisions, the Tribunal determined that this date meant the application was not made in accordance with the law. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the review.

The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it had no jurisdiction in the matter.