🍁 In Simple Terms
When applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment, you can submit written arguments and supporting documents, including with help from a lawyer at your own expense. If you're relying on new evidence not previously before a decision-maker, you must clearly identify it and explain how it applies to your situation.
Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 161
(1)161 (1) Subject to section 166, a person applying for protection may make written submissions in support of their application and for that purpose may be assisted, at their own expense, by a barrister or solicitor or other counsel.
(2)(2) A person who makes written submissions must identify the evidence presented that meets the requirements of paragraph 113(a) of the Act and indicate how that evidence relates to them.
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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 161 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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