Section 253 — Immigration Act 2009: Appeal to High Court or review proceedings involving classified information

253 Appeal to High Court or review proceedings involving classified information (1) This section applies where an appeal or review proceedings in the High Court involve classified information. (2) Where a party raises classified information in an appeal or review proceedings, the nominated Judge must consider the information and any submissions made in relation to it in order to determine whether it is relevant to the appeal or review proceedings. (3) Where the court determines that the classified information is relevant to the appeal or review proceedings, sections 252 and 255 to 270 apply. (4) Where the nominated Judge determines that the classified information is not relevant to the appeal or review proceedings, section 259(3) to (8) applies to the classified information raised.