1934052 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister regarding a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (the Tribunal) was asked to determine whether it had jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review a decision that had already been the subject of a previous, valid review by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that once a decision has been validly reviewed by the Tribunal, it ceases to be a reviewable decision. Consequently, the Tribunal loses its jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision. As the delegate's decision had already undergone a valid review, the Tribunal concluded it had no jurisdiction to entertain a further review.

The Tribunal therefore made no order other than to state that it did not have jurisdiction in the matter.