Refugee Law Timeline

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  • First Vietnamese refugees arrive by boat

    First Vietnamese refugees arrive by boat

  • Australian population passes 17 million.Chinese nationals resident at 20 June 1989 to be allowed to remain for four years as temporary residents.

  • Settlement Advisory Council established.Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee report, Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian System.Migration Amendment Act extends government’s powers of detention.Migration Reform Act stops review of migration decisions un

    Settlement Advisory Council established. Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee report, Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian System. Migration Amendment Act extends government’s powers of detention. Migration Reform Act stops review of migration decisions under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act and excludes grounds of review such as natural justice, unreasonableness, relevant and irrelevant considerations and bad faith. Chu Kheng Lim case on legality of detention. Migration

  • Administrative Decisions (Effect of International Instruments) Bill 1999 again attempts to counter Teoh and remove legitimate expectations based on treaty ratification, but is not passed.Temporary Protection Visa class is introduced, limiting unauthorised

    Administrative Decisions (Effect of International Instruments) Bill 1999 again attempts to counter Teoh and remove legitimate expectations based on treaty ratification, but is not passed. Temporary Protection Visa class is introduced, limiting unauthorised onshore applicants to applying for a three year Temporary Protection Visa rather than a Permanent Protection Visa. Temporary Safe Haven Visa class introduced for people who have been displaced from their place of residence, cannot reasonably

  • Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) ActMigration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) (Consequential Provisions) ActBorder Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) ActThese Acts, together with others related to them and passed at

    Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) (Consequential Provisions) Act Border Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) Act These Acts, together with others related to them and passed at the same time (see below), are intended to discourage unauthorised entry into Australia, deter people smugglers and increase the legal response to people arriving in Australia unlawfully. Areas to the north of the mainland that were previo