2114766 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning their application for a protection visa. The core of the dispute revolved around the timeliness of the applicant's application for review lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, given that it was received by the Tribunal after the statutory deadline. This required the Tribunal to determine if the application had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received until 21 October 2021, which was outside the prescribed time limit. Applying the relevant legislative requirements, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the law. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the applicant's case.

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