2007001 (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 Refugee Tribunal, with James Silva presiding as a Member.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that it was lodged out of time. This required the Tribunal to consider whether the applicant had complied with the relevant legislative requirements for lodging an application for review.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 12 April 2020, which was beyond the time stipulated by the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the statutory requirements. As a result, the Tribunal found that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application.

The Tribunal ordered that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.