2009673 (Refugee)

The applicant sought a review of a decision by the Refugee Review Tribunal. The core of the dispute concerned the timeliness of the applicant's application for review.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was lodged after the statutory deadline.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 10 June 2020. As this date fell outside the period prescribed by the relevant legislation for making an application for review, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter.

Consequently, the Tribunal made no orders on the merits of the application, as it was unable to proceed due to the jurisdictional defect.