By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That the result of the vote on the previous amendment be applied to the following two (2) amendments which are therefore also adopted:
That Bill C-11, in Clause 13, be amended by(a) replacing line 21 on page 6 with the following:
“110. (1) A ”
(b) replacing line 35 on page 6 with the following:
“(2.1) The appeal must be filed and perfected within the time limits set out in the regulations.
(3) Subject to subsections (3.1), (4) and (6), the”
(c) adding after line 45 on page 6 the following:
“(3.1) Unless a hearing is held under subsection (6), the Refugee Appeal Division must make a decision within the time limits set out in the regulations.”
That Bill C-11 be amended by adding after line 32 on page 7 the following new clause:
“14.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 111:
Regulations
111.1 (1) The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the application
of this Division, and may include provisions
(a) relating to the criteria referred to in subsection 109.1(1.2) and the process to
be followed with respect to a designation made under subsection 109.1(1);
(b) establishing criteria for the purposes of paragraph 109.1(1.2)(e); and
(c) respecting the time limits
(i) for the hearing referred to in subsection 100(4.1),
(ii) for the filing and perfecting of an appeal under subsection 110(2.1), and
(iii) for the making of a decision by the Refugee Appeal Division, the extension
of those time limits and the circumstances under which they do not apply.
(2) Regulations made under subparagraph (1)(c)(i) may provide for time limits
for any of the following claimants that are different from the time limits for other
claimants:
(a) claimants who are nationals of a country that is, on the date of their interview
referred to in subsection 100(4), a country designated under subsection 109.1(1);
(b) claimants who are nationals of a country of which a part is, on the date of their
interview referred to in subsection 100(4), a part designated under subsection
109.1(1); or
(c) claimants who belong to a class of nationals of a country that is, on the date
of their interview referred to in subsection 100(4), a class designated under subsection
109.1(1).
(3) Regulations made under subparagraph (1)(c)(ii) may provide for time limits
for the filing and perfecting of appeals by any of the following claimants that are
different from the time limits for other claimants:
(a) claimants whose claims are found by the Refugee Protection Division to be
manifestly unfounded under section 107.1;
(b) claimants who are nationals of any country that is, on the day on which the
decision being appealed is made, a country designated under subsection 109.1(1);
(c) claimants who are nationals of a country of which a part is, on the day on
which the decision being appealed is made, a part designated under that subsection
and who lived in that designated part before they left the country; or
(d) claimants who belong to a class of nationals of a country that is, on the day
on which the decision being appealed is made, a class designated under that subsection.
(4) Regulations made under subparagraph (1)(c)(iii) may provide for time limits
for making decisions in respect of appeals by claimants referred to in paragraphs
(3)(a) to (d) that are different from the time limits for other claimants.
”