Section 146 — Immigration Act 2009: Cancellation of person's recognition as refugee or protected person (other than New Zealand citizen)

146 Cancellation of person's recognition as refugee or protected person (other than New Zealand citizen) (1) A refugee and protection officer may cancel the recognition of a person who is not a New Zealand citizen as a refugee or a protected person, as the case may be, if— (a) 1 of the following applies: (i) the original determination to recognise the person as a refugee or a protected person was made under this Act; or (ii) the original determination to recognise the person as a refugee was made under the former Act or before 1 October 1999; or (iii) the person was recognised as a refugee outside New Zealand and has travelled to New Zealand under a government mandated programme on the basis of that recognition; and (b) 1 or more of the circumstances referred to in section 145(b) apply in respect of the person; and (c) the refugee and protection officer has determined that the person is not a refugee or a protected person. (2) A person whose recognition as a refugee or a protected person is cancelled under this section— (a) is liable for deportation under section 162 ; and (b) has the rights of appeal set out in subsection (2) of that section.