2211953 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a protection visa. The application for review was lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on 17 August 2022.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to consider the application for review, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed time limit.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions because it was received by the Tribunal on 17 August 2022, which was after the statutory deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.

The Tribunal made no orders as it determined it had no jurisdiction.