2426975 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision concerning a protection visa. The respondent was the Refugee Review Tribunal. The core of the dispute was whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's review application, which was lodged out of time.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it possessed jurisdiction to consider the applicant's application for review, given that it was not filed within the statutory timeframe prescribed by the relevant legislation.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was received on 6 August 2024, which was after the legislated deadline. Consequently, the Tribunal concluded that the application was not made in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements. Applying this finding, the Tribunal held that it lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the matter. The Tribunal made no orders as it found it had no jurisdiction.