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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/06/00876
33 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs provided talking points to Senator Linda Reynolds regarding the Migration Agents Instruments Review and regulatory reform of Australia's migration advice industry. The materials outline the Government's vision to create a "world class" migration…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00227
4 pages
PDF
This Department of Home Affairs procedural instruction from June 2022 establishes classification criteria for Schedule 13 prohibited weapons, specifically automatic and assisted opening knives. The document clarifies that automatic knives with spring mechanisms—including flick…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00092
8 pages
PDF
This Australian Border Force brief to the May 2024 Budget Estimates Hearing outlines Border Protection funding allocations and operational challenges. The 2024-25 Budget provides $6.76 billion over four years, representing the highest funding in a decade and a $1.31 billion…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/04/01607
13 pages
PDF
Home Affairs sought ministerial approval in April 2024 to increase maximum grant amounts under the Community and Cohesion Support Program (CCSP) from $20,000 to $50,000. The program, administered by Social Policy Group (SPG), allocates $4 million from the $25 million Social…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/07/01895
50 pages
PDF
The Australian Border Force seized one acoustic anti-personnel device (a "Sound Gun" PPP10-HP Phaser Pain Field Gun) at the Parcels Post Western Australia facility on 1 November 2019. The item arrived via registered mail from the USA and was detected on 30 October 2019 after…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00628
141 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released the Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) deed between the Commonwealth and Cairns Chamber of Commerce Incorporated for Far North Queensland. The agreement establishes a framework for facilitating overseas worker access through…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00622
99 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) between the Commonwealth and Greater Shepparton City Council for the Goulburn Valley region, signed in 2021. The deed establishes a framework to enable overseas worker recruitment in designated…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01106
5 pages
PDF
A ministerial submission from April 2024 presents a section 417 Migration Act discretionary intervention case for decision. The submission addresses a case involving health and character considerations, presenting the Minister with options to either exercise discretionary power…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/03/00018
38 pages
PDF
Documents released cover ministerial correspondence and departmental submissions from May to November 2023 concerning a High Court matter involving a detainee. A ministerial submission dated 28 August 2023 recommends ministerial intervention under sections 195A and 197AB of the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00692
42 pages
PDF
This FOI release comprises internal Department of Home Affairs communications from late 2013 relating to Operation Sovereign Borders, Australia's maritime border protection operation. The documents include intelligence reporting from Australian embassy staff in Jakarta regarding…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/01839
414 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released a Country of Origin Information Services Section (COISS) reference document on Malaysia prepared from March 2018 onwards, designed to support protection visa claims assessment. The document compiles country origin information on common…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/07/00440
72 pages
PDF
Australian Border Force released a list of bolt action rifle models cleared for import during 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. The document notes that firearms with military appearance are subject to higher import controls than standard Category A and B firearms but may still be…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00955
34 pages
PDF
This procedural instruction from November 2018 establishes the Department of Home Affairs' framework for administering Incoming Passenger Cards (IPCs) collected from travelers arriving in Australia. The document outlines the legal basis for IPC requirements under sections 166…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/06/00664
55 pages
PDF
This departmental briefing prepared for budget estimates hearings outlines Australian Border Force maritime operations and funding for 2024-25. Border Protection funding reached $6.76 billion over four years—the highest in a decade—representing a $1.31 billion increase from the…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/06/00296
6 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs sought ministerial endorsement to update thresholds for referring Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) set-aside cases to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Under the Migration Act 1958, the Minister holds…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00728
37 pages
PDF
This FOI disclosure contains internal communications from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service's Counter People Smuggling Task Force between May and June 2013 regarding a strategic communications campaign targeting rural and illiterate audiences in Afghanistan.…