2308271 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa, with the matter coming before the Tribunal. The central dispute revolved around whether the Tribunal possessed jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, which was lodged after the prescribed time limit.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had the jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review, given that it was not made within the timeframe stipulated by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was received on 12 June 2023, which was outside the statutory period for making such an application. Applying the relevant legislative provisions, the Tribunal concluded that because the application was not made in accordance with the legislation, it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the review. Consequently, the Tribunal made no order in relation to the merits of the protection visa application itself.