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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01409
2 pages
PDF
A July 2024 internal email from the Department of Home Affairs' Social Cohesion Taskforce circulated draft briefing materials to prepare an incoming Minister regarding the appointment of a Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism. The terms of reference document outlines the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01022
10 pages
PDF
This ministerial submission from March 2024 concerns the expansion of delegation powers under the Migration Act to grant Bridging (Removal Pending) visas (BVR, subclass NZYQ) without application. The submission recommends that the Minister expand the existing December 2023…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01319
2 pages
PDF
On 14 June 2024, the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet invited Home Affairs and other agency leaders to join a Secretaries Working Group on gender-based violence, operating from 9 May to 2 September 2024. The working group aimed to develop…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00358
4 pages
PDF
This submission to the Ministers for Home Affairs and Cyber Security dated 20 November 2023 proposes amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994 following the High Court's NZYQ decision (8 November 2023), which declared unlawful the detention of a non-citizen with no realistic…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00436
11 pages
PDF
This Department of Home Affairs submission to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs dated 17 January 2023 addresses management of Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) set aside cases under the Minister's personal powers under sections 133A, 133C…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00135
10 pages
PDF
This disclosure provides comprehensive statistics on Department of Home Affairs section 501 character-based visa cancellations from July 2010 to June 2024. Mandatory cancellations under section 501(3A) commenced December 2014, with data showing 8,391 total mandatory…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/06/00107
60 pages
PDF
Correspondence between the Department of Home Affairs and the Minister for Immigration's office from 30 May to 3 June 2024 discusses media queries regarding drone use and aerial surveillance. The Australian Border Force (ABF) declined to comment on specifics of its operational…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00248
106 pages
PDF
This Department of Home Affairs FOI Policy Statement (SM-3357, approved January 2024) establishes procedures for processing Freedom of Information requests under the FOI Act 1982 and Australian Privacy Principle 12. The policy applies to all departmental information, physical or…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00876
17 pages
PDF
A ministerial submission from January 2024 recommends the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs decide on a Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA) claim against the Department of Home Affairs. The claim alleges departmental…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/07/01817
134 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released comprehensive Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMAs) between the Commonwealth and Western Australia covering five regions: the Metropolitan Area, Goldfields-City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kimberley-East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00539
267 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a "Common Claims: Vietnam" report prepared by its Country of Origin Information Services Section (COISS) effective February 2018, designed to assist protection visa assessments. The document compiles open-source country information…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00174
58 pages
PDF
This is a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) between the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs and Western Australia's Department of Training and Workforce Development, signed in 2024. The agreement establishes a framework enabling overseas skilled and…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/05/00290
46 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a 2015 Implementing Arrangement modification agreement with the United States (State Department and Department of Homeland Security) governing visa and immigration information sharing under the Five Country Conference framework. The…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00708
62 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs submitted a ministerial response to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) President regarding complaints made under section 47F(1) of the Migration Act 1958. The AHRC's preliminary view found that an individual's continued detention in…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00730
15 pages
PDF
A ministerial submission from November 2023 considers a compensation claim under the Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA). The applicant alleges the Department's Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) system incorrectly displayed…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00506
3 pages
PDF
As of 8 August 2024, the Department of Home Affairs disclosed Visitor (subclass 600) visa processing statistics for Palestinian, Israeli, Lebanese, and Ukrainian nationals. On-hand applications totalled 78,243 visas, including 123 Palestinian, 416 Israeli, and 468 Lebanese…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/06/00210
80 pages
PDF
This correspondence from May-June 2024 documents media handling of Minister Andrew Giles' public comments regarding drone use by law enforcement agencies. The disclosure includes a Sky News interview transcript from 30 May 2024 and internal media coordination emails between the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00810
10 pages
PDF
A ministerial submission from April 2024 addresses the Minister's discretionary power under section 48B of the Migration Act 1958 to lift application bars preventing individuals from lodging protection visas. The document outlines that section 48A of the Act normally bars…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00624
4 pages
PDF
Internal correspondence from February-March 2024 between the Department of Home Affairs' Policy and Procedure Control Framework (PPCF) team and the Onshore Humanitarian Program Management Branch regarding overdue document reviews. The PPCF team audited procedural documents with…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01230
1 page
PDF
Operation Inglenook, which commenced on 14 November 2022, resulted in 165 persons being refused immigration clearance on arrival into Australia by 18 August 2024. The refusals were predominantly female (154) with only 11 male refusals. The majority of refused persons were aged…