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2005-07-30 Down Under

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I believe this is a 'loophole' in an 'international treaty' Australia is a signatory to. I'd be interested to hear the details if anyone knows.

Posted by phil_b 2005-07-30 00:43|| 2005-07-30 00:43|| Front Page Top

#2 This is the Immigration Dept. explanation.

Posted by tipper 2005-07-30 04:06|| 2005-07-30 04:06|| Front Page Top

#3
From Tippers link - Australia's Refugee and Humanitarian Program offers protection to asylum seekers who have entered Australia, either without a visa or as temporary entrants, and who are found to be owed Australia's protection under the United Nations 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (the Refugees Convention) and relevant Australian laws. Asylum seekers who are found to be owed Australia's protection under the Refugees Convention, and who satisfy health, character and security requirements, are granted a Protection Visa.

Applicants may be granted either a permanent Protection visa, for those who have entered Australia lawfully, or a three-year Temporary Protection visa in the first instance, for those who entered Australia in an unauthorised way.

It looks like a way to get around this UN Convention on asylum seekers.

Posted by phil_b 2005-07-30 05:39|| 2005-07-30 05:39|| Front Page Top

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