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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1989
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ON THE PART OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH CLAIMS FOR REFUGEE STATUS, VBP WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY HIGHER-RANKING INMIGRATION OFFICERS.
IN MOST CASES, THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS WHO INTERV[RWS WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATION WHICH WILL BE REVI WED BY THE SUPERVISING SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICER.
CONDUCT THE ENDORSED OR
A VBP IS INFORMED OF THE RESULTS BY A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION WHICH MAY BE GIVEN TO HIM IN PERSON OR BY DISPLAYING IT IN A PROMINENT PLACE IN THE CENTRE IN WHICH HE IS DETAINED,
AS TO THE PROPOSED REVIEW BOARDS. CASES FROM THOSE VBP WHO HAVE BEEN PRESENT THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL DEALS DECISION.
THEY WILL CONSIDER APPEAL REFUSED REFUGEE STATUS. AT WITH OBJECTIONS ΤΟ SUCH A
THE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A FURTHER SUBMISSION TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WHEN REGULATIONS ARE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.
IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE BOARDS WILL CONSIDER APPEAL CASES IN PRIVATE AND WILL CONFIRM OR REVERSE THE FIRST-INSTANCE DECISION AS IT THINKS FIT WITHOUT A REQUIREMENT ΤΟ ASSIGN REASONS FOR ITS DECISION WHICH WILL BE FINAL.
LEGAL REPRESENTATION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AT THE HEARING BY A BOARD BUT THE APPLICANT WILL BE ASSISTED IN PREPARING HIS CASE BY HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.
IT IS PROPOSED
THAT EACH REVIEW BOARD WILL COMPRISE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS, OR A DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, AND ONE MEMBER, ALL OF WHOM WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
MR HANSON SAID THE PROPOSED CHANGES ΤΟ THE SCREENING AND APPEAL PROCEDURES HAD BEEN DISCUSSED WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR), INCLUDING LEGAL OFFICERS FROM UNHCR GENEVA.
"THERE HAS BEEN A BROAD MEASURE OF AGREEMENT WITH UNHCR BOTH ON THE OBJECTIVE TO SPEED UP THE SCREENING AND APPEAL PROCESS, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE EXISTING PROCEDURES INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW BOARDS TO CONSIDER APPEALS; THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES WHICH WILL REQUIRE FURTHER CONSULTATION, HE SAID.
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"UNHCR HAS ALSO CONFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE TO APPELLANTS IN THE PREPARATION OF THEIR APPEALS THROUGH FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE."
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