2111195 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The applicant sought to challenge a decision made by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review. This question turned on whether the application was lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 25 August 2021, which was after the statutory deadline for lodging such an application. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that the application had not been made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements. As a result, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application.

The Tribunal made no orders as to costs and dismissed the application for review for want of jurisdiction.