2321120 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review of a decision to refuse a protection visa. The applicant sought review of the refusal decision.

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 determined that the application for review was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions because it was received by the Tribunal on 24 December 2023, which was more than 28 days after notification of the visa refusal decision. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application.

The Tribunal made no order other than to state that it did not have jurisdiction in this matter.