1900082 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning a protection visa. The applicant sought review of a decision, but the application for review was lodged outside the prescribed time limits.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the application for review, given that it was made out of time.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was received on 2 January 2019. As this date fell outside the statutory timeframe for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal found that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it had no jurisdiction.