International Protection Act 2026
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PART 15 Miscellaneous Provisions | ||
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Contracts for services | ||
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277. (1) The Minister may enter into contracts for services with such and so many persons as he or she considers necessary to assist him or her in the performance of his or her functions under this Act and such contracts with such persons shall contain such terms and conditions as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, determine. | ||
(2) The Minister may authorise a person with whom the Minister has entered into a contract for services in accordance with subsection (1) to perform any of his or her functions under this Act other than the functions specified in subsection (3). | ||
(3) The following functions are specified for the purposes of subsection (2): | ||
(a) making a declaration under section 70 (2)(b) that an application has been explicitly withdrawn; | ||
(b) adopting a decision under section 70 (4) declaring that an application has been explicitly withdrawn; | ||
(c) making a declaration under section 71 (2) that an application has been implicitly withdrawn; | ||
(d) making a decision under section 156 on an application; | ||
(e) making a decision under section 163 (1) not to grant refugee status to an applicant; | ||
(f) withdrawing refugee status under section 214 (1); | ||
(g) withdrawing subsidiary protection status under section 214 (2); | ||
(h) any function under Part 11 , other than a function relating to the facilitation or effecting of the return or removal of a person from the State under that Part. | ||
(4) A reference in subsection (1) or (2)— | ||
(a) to the Minister shall include a reference to the Determining Authority, and | ||
(b) to functions under this Act shall include a reference to functions under the EU acts. |