2217718 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was required to determine whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review.

The central legal issue was whether the application for review had been made within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation. The AAT considered the date on which the application for review was received by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received until 2 December 2022. As this date was outside the statutory time limit for making an application for review, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter.

Consequently, the Tribunal made no order other than to state that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.