1908741 (Refugee)

The applicants sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal to dismiss their application for a protection visa. The dismissal occurred because the applicants failed to attend a scheduled hearing before the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm the dismissal of the application, given the applicants' failure to attend the hearing and their subsequent failure to apply for reinstatement within the prescribed 14-day period.

The Tribunal applied the relevant legislative provisions which mandate the confirmation of a dismissal decision when an applicant fails to attend a hearing and does not seek reinstatement within the stipulated timeframe. As the applicants did not make such an application, the Tribunal was bound to confirm its earlier decision to dismiss the protection visa application. Consequently, the decisions under review were affirmed.