2409289 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of the Solomon Islands, sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was asked to consider the application for review.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it had jurisdiction to hear the application for review, given that the application was lodged out of time.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 24 April 2024. As this date fell outside the period prescribed by the relevant legislation for lodging an application for review, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal made no substantive decision on the merits of the protection visa application.