1934353 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The dispute arose because the application for review was lodged with the Tribunal after the statutory time limit had expired. The decision was made by Member Antonio Dronjic of the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that it was not lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was received on 4 December 2019, which was outside the timeframe stipulated by the governing legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application. The Tribunal therefore made no order in relation to the substance of the protection visa application.