Refugees Amendment Act | Act 10 of 2015 — South Africa law | Esheria

Refugees Amendment Act

Asylum application confidentiality must be maintained, but the Refugee Appeals Authority may let the public or media attend or report on a hearing if conditions are met.

Jurisdiction
South Africa
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Act 10 of 2015
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Updated
Official source
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commencement confidentiality hearing access hearings media reporting public access reference substitution refugee appeals

Statute overview

About this statute

Asylum application confidentiality must be maintained, but the Refugee Appeals Authority may let the public or media attend or report on a hearing if conditions are met. Asylum applications and their information must stay confidential, but the Refugees Appeal Authority may let people or the media attend or report on a hearing in limited cases. This section says that, for section 21(5), "Refugee Appeals Authority" should be read as "Refugee Appeal Board" until section 11 of the Refugees Amendment Act, 2008 starts operating. This section names the Act and says it comes into operation on 27 September 2015. The listed reference must be read as referring to the Refugee Appeal Board until section 11 of the Refugees Amendment Act, 2008 starts.

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