International Protection Act 2026

Age assessment in Member State other than the State

58. The Determining Authority—

(a) may determine the age of an applicant on the basis of an age assessment that was carried out in a Member State other than the State in accordance with the law of the European Union, and

(b) shall notify the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant’s parent, an adult responsible for the applicant, a provisional representative person designated or appointed in respect of the applicant, or a representative person appointed in respect of the applicant—

(i) of a determination referred to in paragraph (a), and

(ii) of the applicant’s right to request a further age assessment in accordance with section 59 ,

in an age-appropriate manner and in a language that the applicant and, if applicable, the parent or person, understands or is reasonably supposed to understand.