2016219 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of Vietnam, sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal. The applicant's application for review was lodged with the Tribunal on 4 November 2020.

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

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions because it was received by the Tribunal on 4 November 2020, which was outside the statutory timeframe for lodging such applications. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.