Asylum Act
(AsylA)

¹ SEM shall no­ti­fy the pro­vider of the ap­point­ments for ini­tial ques­tion­ing in the pre­par­at­ory phase, for the in­ter­view on the grounds for asylum and for fur­ther pro­ced­ur­al steps re­quir­ing in­volve­ment of the leg­al rep­res­ent­a­tion. The pro­vider shall give this in­form­a­tion promptly to the leg­al rep­res­ent­at­ive.

² Provided the ap­point­ments are no­ti­fied in good time, SEM’s ac­tions have leg­al force even if the leg­al rep­res­ent­at­ive is not present or does not par­ti­cip­ate. Ex­cep­tions may be for ab­sences at short no­tice there is jus­ti­fi­able good cause.

³ If the leg­al rep­res­ent­at­ive does not provide an opin­ion on a draft de­cision to re­fuse asylum with­in the time lim­it, des­pite the draft de­cision be­ing sent by the pro­vider in good time, it shall be con­sidered that no view is ex­pressed.