2118294 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal. The dispute concerned the timeliness of the applicant's application for review, which the Tribunal found was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements. The decision was made by Member Angela Julian-Armitage of the Refugee Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, given that the application was received by the Tribunal after the prescribed time limit.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 4 December 2021. This date was beyond the statutory timeframe for lodging such an application. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislation, which rendered the Tribunal without jurisdiction to consider the matter. The Tribunal therefore held that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.