Briefing paper
Australia’s offshore processing regime
Publisher
Refugees
Immigration
Forced migration
Right of asylum
Asylum seekers
Offshore detention
Australia
Asia-Pacific
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Description
Offshore processing (referred to by the Australian Government as “regional processing”) is the term used to describe the arrangements by which Australia sends people seeking asylum who arrive by boat to either Nauru or on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where their refugee claims are determined. Australia is the only country in the world that uses other countries to process refugee claims.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Refugee Council of Australia 2016
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
25 Jun 2016