1931324 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The dispute arose because the application for review was lodged with the Tribunal after the statutory time limit had expired. The matter came before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that it was filed out of time.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 4 November 2019. As this date fell outside the period prescribed by the relevant legislation for lodging an application for review, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal made no substantive decision on the merits of the protection visa application.