🍁 In Simple Terms
The Minister can ask the Federal Court to review a Refugee Appeal Division decision even if he sat out the hearings below entirely. Staying silent earlier costs him nothing.
Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text: IRPA Section 73
73 The Minister may make an application for leave to commence an application for judicial review with respect to any decision of the Refugee Appeal Division, whether or not the Minister took part in the proceedings before the Refugee Protection Division or Refugee Appeal Division.
In Practice
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Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 73 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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