2430995 (Refugee)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) considered an application for review concerning a protection visa for an applicant from Vietnam. The core of the dispute was whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the applicant's case, given that their application for review was lodged out of time.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant had made their application for review in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements. This question turned on whether the application was received by the Tribunal within the prescribed timeframe.

The Tribunal determined that the application for review was not received until 30 August 2024. As this date fell outside the statutory time limits for lodging such an application, the Tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter. Consequently, the Tribunal made no orders in relation to the merits of the protection visa application itself.