C2.20 Who is a protected person

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 130, 131

Protected persons must be recognised as such if there are substantial grounds for believing that they would be in danger of being subjected to torture, arbitrarily deprived of life, or subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment if deported from New Zealand.

Note: The assessment of the danger of being subjected to torture takes into account the caveats and clarifications in section 130 of the Immigration Act 2009.
Note also: The assessment of arbitrary deprivation of life and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment takes into account the caveats and clarifications in section 131 of the Immigration Act 2009.

Effective 29/11/2010