International Protection Act 2026
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Transitional provisions relating to appointment of Appeals Officers under Part 13 | ||
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287. (1) The Minister may, before the establishment day of the Tribunal, designate a person who immediately before that day stands appointed under section 62(3) of the Act of 2015 as a member of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (other than the chairperson (within the meaning of the Act of 2015)) to be appointed, with the person’s consent, as an Appeals Officer (other than the Chief Appeals Officer). | ||
(2) Where, immediately before the establishment day of the Tribunal, a person stands designated under subsection (1), the person shall, on and from that day, stand appointed as an Appeals Officer for a period not exceeding the unexpired term of his or her appointment as a member of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal. | ||
(3) The terms and conditions to which a person is subject on his or her becoming an Appeals Officer in accordance with subsection (2) shall, subject to that subsection, be deemed to have been determined by the Minister in accordance with section 245 . | ||
(4) In this section, “Appeals Officer”, “establishment day of the Tribunal” and “International Protection Appeals Tribunal” have the same meanings as they have in Part 13 . |