Refugee Status Appeals Authority
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The New Zealand
Refugee Status Appeals Authority or RSAA, is
an independent body which was set up to hear the appeals of people who have been declined refugee
status by the Refugee Status Branch of the New Zealand Immigration Service.
It was established in 1991 and currently abolished and new Immigration and Protection Tribunal is created under the Immigration Act 2009.
The RSAA is composed of a Chairperson and 24 Members (part-time and full-time), all of whom are either legal practitioners or retired judges.
The most high-profile case yet adjudged by the RSAA is that of Ahmed Zaoui
, whose appeal was eventually successful.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Refugee Status Appeals Authority or RSAA, is
an independent body which was set up to hear the appeals of people who have been declined refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
status by the Refugee Status Branch of the New Zealand Immigration Service.
It was established in 1991 and currently abolished and new Immigration and Protection Tribunal is created under the Immigration Act 2009.
The RSAA is composed of a Chairperson and 24 Members (part-time and full-time), all of whom are either legal practitioners or retired judges.
The most high-profile case yet adjudged by the RSAA is that of Ahmed Zaoui
Ahmed Zaoui
Ahmed Zaoui is an Algerian member of the Islamic Salvation Front. He arrived in New Zealand on 4 December 2002 where he sought refugee status. Objections from the Security Intelligence Service were withdrawn in September 2007, allowing him to remain in New Zealand.-Pre 1991:Ahmed Zaoui was born as...
, whose appeal was eventually successful.