2214584 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa application, 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 legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to hear the review application, given that it was lodged outside the prescribed timeframe.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was received on 1 October 2022, which was after the statutory deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that the application had not been made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements, and therefore, it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.