1837630 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The review application was lodged with the Migration and Refugee Division of the Tribunal on 21 December 2018.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's review application, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed time limit.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions because it was received after the statutory deadline. The Tribunal noted that there is no power vested in the Migration and Refugee Division to grant an extension of time for lodging a review application. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

The Tribunal made no order other than to state that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.