2111793 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by the delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs concerning a protection visa application. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to determine whether it had jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it retained jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision, given that the delegate's decision had previously been the subject of a valid review by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that once a decision has been validly reviewed by the Tribunal, it ceases to be a reviewable decision. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished. Applying this principle, the Tribunal concluded that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the current application.

The Tribunal ordered that it does not have jurisdiction in this matter.