2105580 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The application for review was lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on 29 April 2021.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed time limit.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was received on 29 April 2021, which was after the statutory deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case.

The Tribunal made no order as to costs and found that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.