1905901 (Refugee)

The applicant, an Indian national, sought review of the refusal of his application for a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) received the application for review out of time.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the AAT had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review, given that it was lodged after the statutory time limit had expired.

The court considered the provisions of the *Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975* (Cth) and relevant case law concerning the extension of time for lodging applications. The court found that the applicant had failed to provide sufficient reasons for the delay in lodging his application. Consequently, the AAT did not have the power to extend the time for lodging the application, and therefore lacked jurisdiction to hear the substantive review.

The court dismissed the application for review.