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PART 4: Immigration and Refugee Board
§154

Disposition after member ceases to hold office

Disposition after member ceases to hold office

🍁 In Simple Terms

A Board member who recently left office can still help finish deciding a case they heard, if the Chairperson asks them to do so within eight weeks of their departure. For that purpose, they are treated as if they were still a member.

Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 154 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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