2316557 (Refugee)

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

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the application for review had been made within the time prescribed by the relevant legislation, and if not, whether the Tribunal possessed jurisdiction to consider the matter.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was received on 16 October 2023, which was outside the statutory timeframe. Consequently, the Tribunal determined that the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements, and therefore, it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the review. The Tribunal made no orders as it had no jurisdiction.