2101750 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation, thereby conferring jurisdiction on the Tribunal.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 16 February 2021. As this date was outside the statutory time limit for lodging an application for review, the Tribunal concluded that it did not have jurisdiction to consider the matter. The Tribunal therefore dismissed the application.