Section 217 — Immigration Act 2009: Immigration and Protection Tribunal

217 Immigration and Protection Tribunal (1) For the purposes of this Act there is a tribunal called the Immigration and Protection Tribunal. (2) The functions of the Tribunal are— (a) to determine appeals against— (i) decisions to decline to grant residence class visas: (ii) decisions in relation to recognition as a refugee or a protected person: (iii) decisions to cease to recognise a person as a refugee or a protected person: (iv) decisions to cancel the recognition of a New Zealand citizen as a refugee or a protected person: (v) liability for deportation: (b) to determine applications— (i) made by refugee and protection officers in relation to the cessation of recognition of a person as a refugee or a protected person, if the recognition was originally determined by the Tribunal (or by the Refugee Status Appeals Authority under the former Act): (ii) made by refugee and protection officers in relation to the cancellation of recognition of a New Zealand citizen as a refugee or a protected person, if the recognition was originally determined by the Tribunal (or by the Refugee Status Appeals Authority under the former Act): (iii) made by the Minister under section 212(2) on whether a person has failed to meet his or her conditions of suspension of liability for deportation: (c) to deal with certain transitional matters arising from the repeal of the Immigration Act 1987 , in accordance with Part 12 of this Act.