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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/12/00667
220 pages
PDF
This Department of Home Affairs procedural instruction (BC-7202, approved 24 July 2025) establishes comprehensive operational frameworks for removal of individuals from Australia. The document covers legislative bases for removal and deportation under the Migration Act…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/09/01120
26 pages
PDF
Home Affairs' Middle East and North Africa division circulated urgent briefing points in July 2025 regarding Australians serving in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). The documents reference Criminal Code Act 1995 provisions making it an offence for Australians to engage in…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/09/01875
17 pages
PDF
This disclosure provides three years of processing and revenue data for two visa programs. Adoption visa (subclass 102) applications remained relatively stable, with 89 lodgements in 2022-23, declining to 78 in 2023-24 before rising to 92 in 2024-25. Processing times improved…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/10/01721
81 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs notified the Acting Secretary on 11 January 2024 of a mandatory referral requirement to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) regarding a corruption allegation involving an Immigration and Border Protection worker (case 2023/348). The…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/10/00455
41 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released the Governance Instrument of Delegation and Authorisation 2016 (GIDAM 32 Offshore), compiled as of 14 October 2024, which delegates ministerial decision-making powers under the Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994 to specified…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/06/00340
20 pages
PDF
Home Affairs' Cyber & Infrastructure Security Centre engaged in internal discussions during May 2025 regarding Starlink's regulatory framework and security implications. Email exchanges between the Telecommunications Security Risk team show they were developing a more…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/01586
209 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a domestic violence perpetrator guidance document used in protection visa application assessments. The template outlines detailed information requests for visa applicants claiming domestic or gender-based violence, requiring them to…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/10/00062
19 pages
PDF
The disclosure concerns internal Department of Home Affairs correspondence regarding delegation arrangements for the Nauru Facilities, Garrison, Transferee Arrivals and Reception Services contract extending to 30 September 2027. Communications from December 2024 and February…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/12/00189
43 pages
PDF
Home Affairs released standard operating procedures governing how Border Force Officers copy, transfer, store, and dispose of data extracted from digital devices during border examinations. The SOP (document BE-6198, approved 12 July 2024) establishes protocols for protecting…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/10/01812
34 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a Country of Origin Information (COI) compilation dated 10 February 2022 designed to assist visa decision-makers in assessing protection claims from Vietnamese nationals. Prepared by the Country of Origin Information Services Section…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/11/00084
28 pages
PDF
The National Anti-Corruption Commission's 2024 Commonwealth Integrity Survey assessed corruption risks across Australian public sector agencies, including the Department of Home Affairs. Home Affairs achieved a 27% response rate (4,070 of 15,229 staff), above the overall 21%…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/10/00377
43 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released updated policy guidance and training materials for processing Visitor (subclass 600) Sponsored Family Stream (SFV) visas at the New Delhi Processing Office. The disclosure includes a June 2025 email from the Visitor Visa Program Management…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/11/00489
2 pages
PDF
Between 23 February 2024 and 7 November 2025, the Australian Border Force imposed disciplinary sanctions against 13 officers across multiple APS levels for conduct breaches. Four officers received termination of employment: an APS 6 supervisor for honesty and integrity…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/10/01427
3 pages
PDF
From 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, the Department of Home Affairs cancelled 2,011 visas under section 501 of the Migration Act based on recorded offences. Special Category visa holders accounted for the largest share of cancellations (836), followed by Permanent Residents…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/10/00198
18 pages
PDF
This minute from May 2025 seeks approval for reforming SkillSelect invitation rounds for skilled independent (subclass 189) and skilled work regional provisional (subclass 491) visas in program year 2025-26. The document establishes that subclass 189 primary visa holders earned…
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HA
Home Affairs
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FA 25/11/00658
4 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs proposes a redesigned invitation round process for Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visas in 2025-26, moving away from pandemic-era targeted approaches to a new evidence-based, agile model. The proposal emphasises that subclass 189 migrants are…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/09/00460
31 pages
PDF
Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke's visit to Nauru on 28-29 August 2025 was undertaken to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Nauru regarding a Third Country Reception Arrangement. The ministerial delegation included Clare Sharp (Head of Immigration)…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/07/01349
22 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released terms of reference for a non-statutory appointment of a Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, a three-year position reporting directly to the Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. The role was…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/09/00126
97 pages
PDF
Department of Home Affairs released internal communications regarding a shooting incident at a rural property in Porepunkah, Victoria on 26 August 2025. The disclosure consists of holding lines prepared for media distribution by the National Security and Crisis Communication…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/11/01165
52 pages
PDF
The Medical Officer of the Commonwealth (MOC) Advice Pack from February 2024 provides comprehensive guidance on health assessments for visa applicants. It covers public health threat assessments, particularly tuberculosis (including drug-resistant TB) and blood-borne viruses…