1905890 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The respondent was the Tribunal. The dispute concerned whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's application for review, which was lodged outside 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 filed significantly after the statutory deadline.

The Tribunal determined that the prescribed period for lodging an application for review expired on 5 November 2018. As the application was not received by the Tribunal until 12 March 2019, it was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.