2119506 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister regarding a protection visa application. The dispute concerned whether the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's case. The decision was made by Member Justin Meyer of the AAT.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision, given that a previous application for review concerning the same decision had already been heard and decided by the Tribunal.

Member Meyer reasoned that once a decision has been the subject of a valid review by the Tribunal, it ceases to be a reviewable decision. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished. The Tribunal therefore concluded that it lacked jurisdiction in the present matter.

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