1926652 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of Pakistan, sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) had received the application for review on 22 September 2019. The primary dispute before the AAT, as reflected in the Member's decision, concerned whether the application for review had been lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review. This question hinged on whether the application for review had been made in accordance with the statutory timeframes. The Tribunal noted that a letter it had sent seeking comments from the applicant contained a typographical error regarding a date, but this error did not alter the statutory requirements for lodging an application for review.

The Tribunal determined that as the application for review was received on 22 September 2019, it was not made in accordance with the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.