🍁 In Simple Terms
Each Division of the Board has the sole and exclusive authority to decide all legal and factual questions in cases brought before it — no other body can step in. Every Division must handle its cases as quickly and informally as fairness and justice allow.
Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text — IRPA Section 162
(1)Each Division of the Board has, in respect of proceedings brought before it under this Act, sole and exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all questions of law and fact, including questions of jurisdiction.
Procedure
(2)Each Division shall deal with all proceedings before it as informally and quickly as the circumstances and the considerations of fairness and natural justice permit.
In Practice
Related Sections
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 162 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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