2211880 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa, with the matter coming before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The core of the dispute revolved around the timeliness of the applicant's review application.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was lodged after the prescribed statutory timeframe.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 16 August 2022. As this date fell outside the period stipulated by the relevant legislation for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that it had no jurisdiction to consider the matter. The Tribunal's decision was made by Member Russell Matheson.