(1) The Immigration Detention Review Committee shall deliberate and resolve on matters falling under each subparagraph of Article 66-5.
(2) Where the Immigration Detention Review Committee deems it necessary for the deliberation and resolution under paragraph (1), it may hear statements from the detainees and other relevant persons, or investigate necessary facts.
(3) Where the Immigration Detention Review Committee deems it necessary for the deliberation and resolution under paragraph (1), it may request the detainees, relevant persons, or relevant agencies or organizations to submit related materials. In such cases, any person, related agency, or organization so requested shall comply therewith unless there is a good cause not to do so.
(4) Proceedings of the Immigration Detention Review Committee shall be conducted either by oral hearing or by written review; provided, where a party requests an oral hearing, the Committee shall conduct an oral hearing unless it deems that a decision may be rendered solely on the basis of a written review.
(5) Where the Immigration Detention Review Committee receives a request for an oral hearing under the proviso of paragraph (4), it shall decide whether to grant permission therefor and notify the applicant of its decision.
(6) Notification under paragraph (5) may be made in writing or by simplified means, including telephone, text message transmitted via mobile phone, facsimile, or electronic mail.
(7) A detainee who appears at an oral hearing of the Immigration Detention Review Committee shall have the right to the assistance of counsel and may request the attendance of a person in a trusted relationship with him or her.[This Article Added on Mar. 18, 2025]