2011304 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The dispute centred on whether the application for review was lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation. The decision was made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

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

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was received by the Tribunal on 8 July 2020, which was outside the prescribed time limit. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter.

The Tribunal made no orders as to costs.