International Protection Act 2026
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Circumstances in which Article 22 interview may be omitted | ||
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135. (1) The Minister may omit an Article 22 interview in any of the following circumstances: | ||
(a) the applicant has absconded; | ||
(b) the applicant has not attended the Article 22 interview and has not provided justified reasons for his or her absence; | ||
(c) the applicant, after having received the information referred to in section 129 , has already provided the information relevant to determine the Member State responsible by other means. | ||
(2) Where the Minister omits an Article 22 interview in the circumstances referred to in subsection (1)(c) the Minister shall give the applicant the opportunity to present all further information which is relevant to correctly determine the Member State responsible within the period referred to in Article 39(1) including duly motivated reasons for the authority to consider the need for an Article 22 interview. |