2011110 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs concerning a protection visa. The review application was lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on 4 July 2020.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's review application, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed time limits.

The Tribunal Member, Tim Connellan, determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions because it was received by the Tribunal on 4 July 2020, which was after the statutory deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.