2204656 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa for Fiji. The Refugee Tribunal, constituted by Member Tamara Hamilton-Noy, considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been lodged within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation, which would determine the Tribunal's jurisdiction.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 30 March 2022, which was outside the statutory time limit. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements and therefore it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it had no jurisdiction.