Seanad debates

Wednesday, 29 January 2003

Immigration Bill, 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).

 

The Refugee Act, section 11(9) requires that he or she be given another chance and another interview must be arranged involving the commitment of the same amount of resources for a second time. Only if there is a second no-show and the commissioner arrives at the conclusion that the applicant has no further interest in seeking asylum does she accordingly recommend that the applicant should not be declared to be a refugee. It is not just during the first investigation that this occurs. While it is during that stage of the process that most abandoned cases occur, Senators will be surprised to know that 11% of appeals made to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal are also withdrawn.

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