International Protection Act 2026
|
Age assessment in Member State other than the State | ||
|
58. The Determining Authority— | ||
(a) may determine the age of an applicant on the basis of an age assessment that was carried out in a Member State other than the State in accordance with the law of the European Union, and | ||
(b) shall notify the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant’s parent, an adult responsible for the applicant, a provisional representative person designated or appointed in respect of the applicant, or a representative person appointed in respect of the applicant— | ||
(i) of a determination referred to in paragraph (a), and | ||
(ii) of the applicant’s right to request a further age assessment in accordance with section 59 , | ||
in an age-appropriate manner and in a language that the applicant and, if applicable, the parent or person, understands or is reasonably supposed to understand. |