Binga and Minister for Home Affairs (Citizenship)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application for an extension of time made by Mr Binga, the applicant, against the Minister for Home Affairs, the respondent, concerning a citizenship matter. The core of the dispute was whether the applicant should be permitted to lodge his application for review out of time.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether to exercise its discretion under section 29(7) of the *Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975* to grant an extension of time for the applicant to bring his application for review. This involved assessing the length of the delay, the reasons provided for the delay, and the merits of the substantive case.

The Tribunal exercised its discretion in favour of the applicant, finding that an extension of time was warranted. While the specific reasoning regarding the length of delay, the reasons for it, and the merits of the substantive case are not detailed in the provided text, the decision indicates that these factors were considered and found sufficient to justify granting the extension.

Consequently, the Tribunal ordered that the applicant be granted an extension of time to bring his application for review to 21 January 2019.