Refugee Appeal Division Rules (SOR/2012-257)
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Regulations are current to 2016-07-07 and last amended on 2012-12-15. Previous Versions
Marginal note:Perfecting appeal
9 (1) To perfect an appeal in accordance with subsection 110(1.1) of the Act, the Minister must provide, first to the person who is the subject of the appeal and then to the Division, any supporting documents that the Minister wants to rely on in the appeal.
Marginal note:Content of appellant’s record
(2) In addition to the documents referred to in subrule (1), the Minister may provide, first to the person who is the subject of the appeal and then to the Division, the appellant’s record containing the following documents, on consecutively numbered pages, in the following order:
(a) the notice of decision and written reasons for the Refugee Protection Division’s decision that the Minister is appealing;
(b) all or part of the transcript of the Refugee Protection Division hearing if the Minister wants to rely on the transcript in the appeal, together with a declaration, signed by the transcriber, that includes the transcriber’s name and a statement that the transcript is accurate;
(c) any documents that the Refugee Protection Division refused to accept as evidence, during or after the hearing, if the Minister wants to rely on the documents in the appeal;
(d) a written statement indicating
(i) whether the Minister is relying on any documentary evidence referred to in subsection 110(3) of the Act and the relevance of that evidence, and
(ii) whether the Minister is requesting that a hearing be held under subsection 110(6) of the Act, and if the Minister is requesting a hearing, why the Division should hold a hearing and whether the Minister is making an application under rule 66 to change the location of the hearing;
(e) any law, case law or other legal authority that the Minister wants to rely on in the appeal; and
(f) a memorandum that includes full and detailed submissions regarding
(i) the errors that are the grounds of the appeal,
(ii) where the errors are located in the written reasons for the Refugee Protection Division’s decision that the Minister is appealing or in the transcript or in any audio or other electronic recording of the Refugee Protection Division hearing, and
(iii) the decision the Minister wants the Division to make.
Marginal note:Length of memorandum
(3) The memorandum referred to in paragraph (2)(f) must not be more than 30 pages long if typewritten on one side or 15 pages if typewritten on both sides.
Marginal note:Proof documents were provided
(4) Any supporting documents and the appellant’s record, if any, provided to the Division must be accompanied by proof that they were provided to the person who is the subject of the appeal.
Marginal note:Time limit
(5) Documents provided under this rule must be received by the Division within the time limit for perfecting an appeal set out in the Regulations.
Response to an Appeal
Marginal note:Response to appeal
10 (1) To respond to an appeal, the person who is the subject of the appeal must provide, first to the Minister and then to the Division, a written notice of intent to respond, together with the respondent’s record.
Marginal note:Content of notice of intent to respond
(2) In the notice of intent to respond, the respondent must indicate
(a) their name and telephone number, and an address where documents can be provided to them;
(b) if represented by counsel, counsel’s contact information and any limitations on counsel’s retainer;
(c) the identification number given by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration to them;
(d) the Refugee Protection Division file number and the date of the notice of decision relating to the decision being appealed;
(e) the language — English or French — chosen by them as the language of the appeal; and
(f) the representative’s contact information if the Refugee Protection Division has designated a representative for them in the proceedings relating to the decision being appealed, and any proposed change in representative.
Marginal note:Content of respondent’s record
(3) The respondent’s record must contain the following documents, on consecutively numbered pages, in the following order:
(a) all or part of the transcript of the Refugee Protection Division hearing if the respondent wants to rely on the transcript in the appeal and the transcript was not provided with the appellant’s record, together with a declaration, signed by the transcriber, that includes the transcriber’s name and a statement that the transcript is accurate;
(b) a written statement indicating
(i) whether the respondent is requesting that a hearing be held under subsection 110(6) of the Act, and if they are requesting a hearing, whether they are making an application under rule 66 to change the location of the hearing, and
(ii) the language and dialect, if any, to be interpreted, if the Division decides that a hearing is necessary and the respondent needs an interpreter;
(c) any documentary evidence that the respondent wants to rely on in the appeal;
(d) any law, case law or other legal authority that the respondent wants to rely on in the appeal; and
(e) a memorandum that includes full and detailed submissions regarding
Marginal note:Length of memorandum
(4) The memorandum referred to in paragraph (3)(e) must not be more than 30 pages long if typewritten on one side or 15 pages if typewritten on both sides.
Marginal note:Proof documents were provided
(5) The notice of intent to respond and the respondent’s record provided to the Division must be accompanied by proof that they were provided to the Minister.
Marginal note:Time limit
(6) Documents provided under this rule must be received by the Division no later than 15 days after
Reply
Marginal note:Minister’s reply
11 (1) To reply to a response by the respondent, the Minister must provide, first to the respondent and then to the Division, any documentary evidence that the Minister wants to rely on to support the reply and that was not provided at the time that the appeal was perfected or with the respondent’s record.
Marginal note:Reply record
(2) In addition to the documents referred to in subrule (1), the Minister may provide, first to the respondent and then to the Division, a reply record containing the following documents, on consecutively numbered pages, in the following order:
(a) all or part of the transcript of the Refugee Protection Division hearing if the Minister wants to rely on the transcript to support the reply and the transcript was not provided with the appellant’s record, if any, or the respondent’s record, together with a declaration, signed by the transcriber, that includes the transcriber’s name and a statement that the transcript is accurate;
(b) any law, case law or other legal authority that the Minister wants to rely on to support the reply and that was not provided with the appellant’s record, if any, or the respondent’s record; and
(c) a memorandum that includes full and detailed submissions regarding
(i) only the grounds raised by the respondent, and
(ii) why the Division should hold a hearing under subsection 110(6) of the Act if the Minister is requesting that a hearing be held and the Minister did not include such a request in the appellant’s record, if any, and if the Minister is requesting a hearing, whether the Minister is making an application under rule 66 to change the location of the hearing.
Marginal note:Length of memorandum
(3) The memorandum referred to in paragraph (2)(c) must not be more than 30 pages long if typewritten on one side or 15 pages if typewritten on both sides.
Marginal note:Proof documents were provided
(4) Any documentary evidence and the reply record, if any, provided to the Division under this rule must be accompanied by proof that they were provided to the respondent.
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