1930509 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The central issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's case, given that the applicant was located outside the migration zone at the time their review application was lodged.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the applicant's presence outside the migration zone divested it of jurisdiction to consider the merits of their protection visa application. This involved an interpretation of the relevant provisions of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth) and associated regulations concerning the Tribunal's jurisdictional reach.

The Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to determine the applicant's substantive case. This finding was based on the applicant's location outside the migration zone at the critical juncture of the review application. Consequently, the Tribunal did not proceed to consider the applicant's claims for protection.