2216829 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning a protection visa for a citizen of China. The applicant sought to have a delegate's decision reviewed by the Tribunal.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review a decision that had already been the subject of a prior, valid review.

The Tribunal reasoned that once a delegate's decision has undergone a valid review by the Tribunal, it ceases to be a reviewable decision. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished. The Tribunal therefore concluded it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the current application.

The Tribunal ordered that it does not have jurisdiction in this matter.