2404789 (Refugee)

The applicant, an individual from India, sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider the applicant's review application.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, given that it was lodged out of time. The Tribunal was required to determine if the application had been made in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions.

The Tribunal found that the application for review was not received until 13 March 2024. As this date was beyond the statutory time limit for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that it had no jurisdiction to consider the matter. The Tribunal therefore held that the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislation.

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