2423708 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision made by a delegate of the Minister regarding a protection visa. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered whether it had jurisdiction to review the delegate's decision.

The primary legal issue before the AAT was whether it possessed jurisdiction to review a decision that had already been the subject of a previous, valid review by the Tribunal.

The Senior Member reasoned that once a decision has been validly reviewed by the Tribunal, it ceases to be a "reviewable decision" for the purposes of further review. Consequently, the Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to that specific decision is extinguished. The Senior Member applied the principle that a decision cannot be reviewed twice.

The Tribunal concluded that it did not have jurisdiction in the matter.