2015518 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought review of a decision by the Refugee Review Tribunal. The dispute concerned the timeliness of the applicant's application for a protection visa.

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

The Tribunal Member, Moira Brophy, determined that the application for review was received by the Tribunal on 19 October 2020. As this date was outside the period prescribed by the relevant legislation for making an application for review, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal made no order in relation to the merits of the protection visa application.