International Protection Act 2026
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Consequences of appointment of provisional representative person or representative person | ||
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49. (1) Following the designation or appointment of a provisional representative person, or the appointment of a representative person in respect of an unaccompanied minor, the competent authority or the representative organisation, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Determining Authority of the designation or appointment concerned. | ||
(2) Following a notification under subsection (1), the Determining Authority shall— | ||
(a) in a manner that is age-appropriate and in a language that the unaccompanied minor understands or is reasonably supposed to understand, immediately— | ||
(i) inform the unaccompanied minor concerned that a provisional representative person or a representative person has been designated or appointed, as the case may be, in respect of him or her, and | ||
(ii) explain to the unaccompanied minor that he or she may lodge a complaint against the provisional representative person or representative person in accordance with regulations made under section 53 in confidence and safety, | ||
(b) ensure that the unaccompanied minor’s file is accessible to the provisional representative person or representative person, as the case may be, | ||
(c) inform the provisional representative person or representative person, as the case may be, of any relevant facts known to the Determining Authority pertaining to the unaccompanied minor, and | ||
(d) inform the Child and Family Agency that a representative person or a provisional representative person has been designated or appointed, as the case may be, in respect of the unaccompanied minor. | ||
(3) A provisional representative person and a representative person may request information regarding the progress of a procedure under this Act or the EU acts in relation to an unaccompanied minor in respect of whom the person is designated or appointed and, where applicable, the Minister, the Child and Family Agency, the Determining Authority or the Tribunal shall provide the information requested to the provisional representative person or the representative person about that procedure. | ||
(4) Any decision, determination, direction, information, notification, report, warning or document (howsoever described) required under this Act or the EU acts to be sent, provided, given or otherwise made available to an unaccompanied minor by any person shall also be sent, provided, given or otherwise made available to the provisional representative person or representative person designated or appointed, as the case may be, in respect of the unaccompanied minor. |