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Immigration (Refugee Status Review Boards) (Procedure) Regulations

[1989 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

9. A Board not confined to grounds etc. set out in the notice of application

A Board may consider any matter which appears to it to be relevant to the application notwithstanding the omission of any reference to such matter in the notice of application or representations made under regulation 5(2).

10. Appearance before a Board

(1) A Board may if it thinks fit require-

(a) the applicant in person; or

(b) an immigration officer,

to appear before it for the purpose of answering such questions as the Board may think fit, being questions arising on the papers before it.

(2) If an immigration officer is required to attend under subregulation (1) the applicant shall be notified of the time and place thereof and of his entitlement under subregulation (3).

(3) The applicant shall be entitled to be present when an immigration officer answers questions under subregulation (1) and an immigration officer when the applicant so answers questions and the person so entitled to be present shall also be entitled to comment on the answers.

(4) An applicant desiring to be present in the circumstances specified in subregulation (3) shall notify the Chairman.

11. Evidence

(1) A Board shall consider----

(a) the notice of application and the representations or evidence accompanying it (if any) under regulation 5(2);

(b) copies of the documents referred to in regulation 7;

(c) answers to questions put under regulation 10 and any representations made in respect thereof under that regulation,

and may further receive and consider any evidence which appears to it to be relevant to the issues before it notwithstanding that the evidence would not be admissible in a court of law.

(2) Where any document before a Board is in a language other than English it shall be sufficient compliance with this regulation if the Board considers any document which purports to be an English translation thereof.

12. The Director

(1) The Director shall--

(a) cause every notice served under regulation 18(1)(a) to be delivered to the Chairman as soon as practicable;