International Protection Act 2026

Provision of information, submission of documents to Tribunal

190. (1) The Determining Authority shall, for the purposes of an appeal, furnish the Tribunal with copies of the documents provided to an applicant under section 156 .

(2) The Tribunal may, for the purposes of its functions under this Act, request the Determining Authority to make such further inquiries and to furnish the Tribunal with such further information as the Tribunal considers necessary within such period as may be specified by the Tribunal.

(3) The Determining Authority shall furnish the Tribunal with observations in writing concerning any matter arising on the grounds of appeal whenever so requested by the Tribunal and a copy of such observations shall be furnished to an applicant and his or her legal representative (if any).

(4) The transcript of, or the transcript of the recording of, a personal interview shall be admissible as evidence in an appeal.

(5) The Tribunal may, for the purposes of its functions, request the applicant to submit such additional documents as it considers necessary within such period as may be specified by the Tribunal.

(6) Section 187 (9) shall apply to additional documents submitted by an applicant to the Tribunal in accordance with a request under subsection (5).