2300904 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The applicant sought to have the AAT review a decision made by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs.

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

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 25 January 2023, which was after the statutory deadline for lodging such an application. As the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the case. Consequently, the Tribunal made no order in relation to the substance of the protection visa application.