Refugees Act, 1998 (Act No. 130 of 1998)Chapter 2 : Refugee Reception Offices, Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and Refugee Appeals Authority8C. Functions of Refugee Appeals Authority |
| (1) | The Refugee Appeals Authority must— |
| (a) | subject to subsection (2), determine any appeal lodged in terms of this Act; and |
| (b) | advise the Minister on any matter which the Minister refers to the Refugee Appeals Authority. |
| (2) | An appeal contemplated in subsection (1)(a) must be determined by a single member or such number of members of the Refugee Appeals Authority as the chairperson may consider necessary. |
[Section 8C(2) substituted by section 8 of Notice No. 1452, GG 41343, dated 18 December 2017]
| (3) | The Refugee Appeals Authority may determine its own procedure and make its own rules, which may not be in conflict with the provisions of this Act. |
| (4) | Rules made under subsection (3) must be published in the Gazette. |