Notwithstanding the implementation of RAD, the process of appeals and procedural administrative appeals based on decisions made on the pre-removal risk assessment applications and humanitarian and compassionate grounds applications would continue to go to the Federal Court of Appeal. If we were to add time to the whole refugee determination process by establishing yet another layer of appeal, would not some of that in itself increase the number of humanitarian and compassionate grounds applications because of the passage of time?
On December 12th, 2006. See this statement in context.