International Protection Act 2026

Conduct of personal interview

153. (1) The following may be present at a substantive interview:

(a) the High Commissioner, whenever he or she so requests;

(b) in the case of an unaccompanied minor, the provisional representative person or representative person;

(c) the applicant’s legal representative or, with the consent of the applicant, a person nominated by that legal representative;

(d) a cultural mediator.

(2) The presence of a cultural mediator may be provided by the Determining Authority during the personal interviews.

(3) The Determining Authority shall give preference to interpreters and cultural mediators that have received training, such as training referred to in Article 8(4), point (m), of the European Union Agency for Asylum Regulation.