2104630 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application, which had been lodged out of time.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements, specifically concerning the timeframe for lodging such an application.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 12 April 2021, which was after the prescribed time limit. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislation and therefore it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the review. The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it had no jurisdiction.