2300405 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning a protection visa. The applicant sought review of a decision made by the Department.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was lodged outside the statutory time limit.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 11 January 2023, which was more than 28 days after the Department notified the applicant of its refusal. As the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements regarding timeframes, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application.

Consequently, the Tribunal determined that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.