🍁 In Simple Terms
A panel does not collapse when one of its three drops out. The other two can decide the case they heard together, and in law they count as the whole panel.
Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text: IRPA Section 155
155 If a member of a three-member panel is unable to take part in the disposition of a matter that the member has heard, the remaining members may make the disposition and, for that purpose, are deemed to constitute the applicable Division.
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 155 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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