Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 July 2003
Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages.
The principal change of substance in amendment No. 15 is in the replacement for section 11(3) of the Refugee Act. This will have two effects. It will put on a statutory footing the right of the UNHCR representative to attend any interview under the section, which has happened hitherto only on an informal basis; and it will relieve the Refugee Applications Commissioner of the need to wait in every case for seven working days to elapse after the interview before a recommendation on the application can be made.
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