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C8.15 Review of refugee or protected status of members of a mass arrival group

  1. The refugee or protection status of a member of a mass arrival group will be reviewed by a Refugee and Protection Officer (RPO) in the six months before, or immediately after, the expiry of the total three year duration of the temporary visa(s) granted under C8.10 or section 61 of the Immigration Act 2009.
  2. A person’s refugee or protection status may be:
    1. confirmed if it is determined that a person has a need for on-going protection; or
    2. ceased if provisions at C6.1.1 apply to the person; or
    3. cancelled if provisions at C6.1.5 apply to the person.
  3. In reviewing a person’s refugee or protection status under (a) above, an RPO:
    1. has those powers, with any necessary modifications, that they would have if they were processing a refugee or protection status claim (see C4.25); and
    2. will determine whether a person has a need for on-going protection (C4.15 and C4.20); and
    3. may request further information from a person whose claim is being assessed in the manner specified at C4.40; and
    4. must follow the requirements at C4.55 if any interviews are needed in the course of the review; and
    5. unless otherwise specified, may communicate with the person whose claim is being assessed in the manner specified at C4.70.
  4. Procedures within C6 related to the cancellation of the refugee or protection status of a member of a mass arrival group should be undertaken, including for:
    1. a notice of intended determination involving cancellation of refugee or protection status as specified at C6.5; and
    2. procedures for possible cancellation or refugee or protection status as specified at C6.10; and
    3. a notice of a decision to cancel a person’s refugee or protection status as specified at C6.15.
  5. A review of refugee or protection status, described in (a) above, is only required to be completed once for any particular refugee or protected person. However, an RPO retains the ability to cease or cancel the recognition of a person’s status, as specified at C6.1.

Effective 29/07/2013

IN THIS SECTION

C8.1 Objective

C8.5 Definition of mass arrivals and associated terms

C8.10 Temporary visas for refugees and protected people who are members of a mass arrival group

C8.20 Residence class visa processes for refugees and protected people who are members of a mass arrival group

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