2317293 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered a protection visa application made by a non-citizen who had previously had a decision concerning their protection visa application reviewed. The applicant sought review of a decision made by the delegate of the Minister.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision, given that the decision had already been the subject of a previous review by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal reasoned that once a decision has been validly reviewed by the AAT, it is no longer a "reviewable decision" for the purposes of the *Migration Act 1958* (Cth). Consequently, the Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to entertain a further review of that same decision. The Tribunal noted that there was no response from the applicant to an invitation to comment, but this was secondary to the jurisdictional issue.

The Tribunal concluded that it did not have jurisdiction in the matter and therefore dismissed the application.