International Protection Act 2026
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Director of Tribunal | ||
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251. (1) The Minister shall appoint a person to be the Director of the Tribunal (in this Part referred to as the “Director”). | ||
(2) The Minister may, before the establishment day of the Tribunal, designate a person to be appointed as the first Director. | ||
(3) Where, immediately before the establishment day of the Tribunal, a person stands designated under subsection (2), that person shall, on that day, stand appointed as the first Director. | ||
(4) The Director shall have the following functions— | ||
(a) to manage and control generally the staff and administration of the Tribunal, | ||
(b) to assign, having regard to section 247 (4), to each Appeals Officer the appeals and requests to remain to be determined by him or her, | ||
(c) to bring to the attention of the Chief Appeals Officer any matter relevant to the Chief Appeals Officer’s functions under section 247 (1) or (4), | ||
(d) to provide the Minister with such information, including financial information, in respect of the performance of his or her functions as the Minister may require, and | ||
(e) to perform such other functions (if any) as may be authorised under this Act. | ||
(5) The Director may, including whenever requested by the Chief Appeals Officer, assign to the Chief Appeals Officer— | ||
(a) appeals or requests to remain, or | ||
(b) a particular appeal or request to remain, | ||
to be determined by the Chief Appeals Officer under this Act. | ||
(6) The Director may, in accordance with a request made under section 247 (3)(a), re assign any appeal or request to remain. | ||
(7) Subject to this Act, the Director shall be independent in the performance of his or her functions. | ||
(8) The Director shall not hold any other office or occupy any position in respect of which remuneration is payable or carry on any business, trade or profession, without the consent of the Minister. |