1904448 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by the delegate of the Minister regarding a protection visa. The core of the dispute was whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's case, given that the delegate's decision had previously been reviewed by the Tribunal.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it retained jurisdiction to review a decision that had already been the subject of a prior, valid review by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that once a decision has been validly reviewed by the Tribunal, it ceases to be a reviewable decision. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished. The Tribunal applied the principle that it cannot exercise jurisdiction over a matter that has already been finally determined through a previous review process.

Accordingly, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.