Refugee Protection Division Rules (SOR/2012-256)

Marginal note:Written application and time limit

• 50 (1) Unless these Rules provide otherwise, an application must be made in writing, without delay, and must be received by the Division no later than 10 days before the date fixed for the next proceeding.

• Marginal note:Oral application

  (2) The Division must not allow a party to make an application orally at a proceeding unless the party, with reasonable effort, could not have made a written application before the proceeding.

• Marginal note:Content of application

  (3) Unless these Rules provide otherwise, in a written application, the party must

  • (a) state the decision the party wants the Division to make;

  • (b) give reasons why the Division should make that decision; and

  • (c) if there is another party and the views of that party are known, state whether the other party agrees to the application.

• Marginal note:Affidavit or statutory declaration

  (4) Unless these Rules provide otherwise, any evidence that the party wants the Division to consider with a written application must be given in an affidavit or statutory declaration that accompanies the application.

• Marginal note:Providing application to other party and Division

  (5) A party who makes a written application must provide

  • (a) to the other party, if any, a copy of the application and a copy of any affidavit or statutory declaration; and

  • (b) to the Division, the original application and the original of any affidavit or statutory declaration, together with a written statement indicating how and when the party provided a copy to the other party, if any.