2011288 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by the Refugee Review Tribunal concerning their application for a protection visa. The applicant's application for review was lodged with the Tribunal on 7 July 2020, which was more than 28 days after they were notified of the delegate's decision.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's review application, given that it was lodged outside the statutory time limit. The Tribunal was required to determine if there were any provisions within the relevant legislation that allowed for an extension of time for lodging such an application.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was received after the prescribed 28-day period. The Tribunal noted that there was no provision within the governing legislation that permitted an extension of this time limit. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

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