International Protection Act 2026

Rejection of application as unfounded

167. (1) The Determining Authority shall reject an application as unfounded where it has established that the applicant does not qualify for international protection pursuant to the Qualification Regulation.

(2) The Determining Authority may declare an unfounded application to be manifestly unfounded if, at the time of the conclusion of the examination, any of the circumstances referred to in subsection (1) or (4) of section 173 apply.