1905395 (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, which was lodged after the prescribed time limit.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review, given that it was received by the Tribunal on 7 March 2019, which was outside the statutory timeframe for making such an application.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislation because it was received after the prescribed time. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Member referred to the relevant legislative provisions which mandate that applications for review must be made within the specified timeframes for the Tribunal to have jurisdiction.

The Tribunal made no orders as to costs. The Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.