1917863 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal concerning a protection visa. The Tribunal, constituted by Member Cathrine Burnett-Wake, was presented with an application for review that was lodged outside the statutory time limits.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, given that it was not received within the prescribed timeframe stipulated by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the legislative requirements because it was received on 3 July 2019, which was beyond the statutory deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter.