1928646 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The dispute centred on whether the Refugee Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review, given that the application for review was lodged out of time.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review. This question turned on whether the application for review had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements, specifically concerning the timeframe for lodgement.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 10 October 2019, which was after the prescribed time limit. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that the application had not been made in accordance with the relevant legislation. Applying this finding, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal therefore made no order in relation to the merits of the protection visa application.