2213228 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review, which was lodged out of time.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions, specifically concerning the time limits for lodging such an application.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received by the Tribunal until 7 September 2022. As this date was outside the prescribed time limit for lodging an application for review, the Tribunal determined that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal made no order in relation to the merits of the protection visa application.