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143: Cessation of recognition as refugee or protected person
or “When refugee or protected person status can be ended”
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“Tribunal can review and possibly end your refugee or protected person status”

If you were recognised as a refugee or protected person by the Tribunal (or by the Refugee Status Appeals Authority under the old law), a refugee and protection officer can ask the Tribunal to look at your case again. They might do this if they think you should no longer be recognised as a refugee or protected person.

When the Tribunal gets this request, they can decide to stop recognising you as a refugee or protected person. They will only do this if certain things have changed. These changes are explained in another part of the law called section 143(b).

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Part 5 Refugee and protection status determinations
Cessation or cancellation of recognition

144Application to Tribunal for cessation of recognition as refugee or protected person

  1. A refugee and protection officer may apply to the Tribunal for a determination as to whether a person's recognition as a refugee or a protected person should cease if the original determination to recognise the person as a refugee or a protected person was made by the Tribunal (or by the Refugee Status Appeals Authority under the former Act).

  2. On an application made under subsection (1), the Tribunal may cease to recognise a person as a refugee or a protected person if 1 or more of the circumstances referred to in section 143(b) apply in respect of the person.