Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Version of section 171 from 2003-01-01 to 2010-06-28:
The following provision is not in force.
Marginal note:Proceedings
171 In the case of a proceeding of the Refugee Appeal Division,
(a) the Minister may, after giving notice within the period that is required by the rules, intervene in the appeal, including for the purpose of filing submissions;
(b) the Division may take notice of any facts that may be judicially noticed and of any other generally recognized facts and any information or opinion that is within its specialized knowledge; and
(c) a decision of a panel of three members of the Refugee Appeal Division has, for the Refugee Protection Division and for a panel of one member of the Refugee Appeal Division, the same precedential value as a decision of an appeal court has for a trial court.
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