2014728 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was the forum for this review.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review, given that it was lodged outside the time prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 1 October 2020, which was after the statutory deadline. Applying the relevant legislative provisions, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the statutory requirements. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it did not have jurisdiction.