2013377 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection concerning a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider the application for review.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was lodged out of time.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received until 29 August 2020. As this date was outside the timeframe prescribed by the relevant legislation for lodging an application for review, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal made no decision on the merits of the protection visa application.