International Protection Act 2026
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Amendment of section 62 of Act of 2015 | ||
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294. Section 62 of the Act of 2015 is amended— | ||
(a) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2): | ||
“(2A) Where a person stands appointed as an Appeals Officer (within the meaning of Part 13 of the International Protection Act 2026), the period of such appointment shall, notwithstanding subsection (2), be deemed to be reckonable for the purpose of calculating a period of appropriate experience as specified in that subsection.”, | ||
(b) in subsection (4), by the substitution of “subsections (4A), (8) and (15)” for “subsections (8) and (15)”, | ||
(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4): | ||
“(4A) The Minister may, notwithstanding subsection (4), appoint a person under subsection (3) as a member of the Tribunal (other than the chairperson) without a selection competition having been held by the Public Appointments Service under subsection (4) where the person— | ||
(a) stands appointed as an Appeals Officer (within the meaning of Part 13 of the International Protection Act 2026), | ||
(b) has the requisite experience referred to in subsection (2)(a) or (b), and | ||
(c) consents to being so appointed.”, | ||
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(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (7B): | ||
“(7C) The term of office of a member of the Tribunal to whom subsection (4A) applies shall be for a period not exceeding the unexpired term of the person’s appointment as an Appeals Officer under Part 13 of the International Protection Act 2026.”. |