2205326 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The applicant sought to have the Tribunal review a decision, but the application for review was lodged outside the prescribed time limits.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that it was not made within the time stipulated by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 10 April 2022. As this date fell outside the statutory timeframe for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to consider the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal held that it had no jurisdiction in this matter.