2110866 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal concerning a protection visa. The dispute centred on whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, which was lodged out of time. The decision was made by Michael Hawkins AM, a Member of the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review, given that it was not received within the prescribed timeframe stipulated by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements because it was received by the Tribunal on 20 August 2021, after the statutory deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Tribunal therefore made no orders in relation to the merits of the protection visa application.