2013057 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision to refuse a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) had issued a notice to the applicant regarding the review, but no response was received. The application for review was lodged with the Tribunal on 20 August 2020.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the application for review, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed time limit. The Tribunal was required to determine if the application had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not made within the time stipulated by the relevant legislation. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal therefore made no substantive determination on the merits of the protection visa application.