2413601 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning a protection visa. The applicant sought a review of a decision, but their application was lodged with the Tribunal after the statutory deadline.

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

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 25 May 2024, which was beyond the prescribed time limit. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the application. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction in the matter.