i AUSTRALIA'S HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM

ONSHORE

PROTECTION VISAS - CLASS XA

ARRIVED BY BOAT TO CLAIM ASYLUM WITHOUT A VISA? THIS IS NOT ILLEGAL

YN

IRREGULAR MARITIME ARRIVALS (IMAs) [1]

YN

NON IRREGULAR MARITIME ARRIVALS (Non-IMAs) [1]
SENT TO EITHER PAPUA NEW GUINEA OR NAURU AS PART OF THE 'REGIONAL RESETTLEMENT ARRANGEMENT'. WILL NOT BE SETTLED IN AUSTRALIA [2].

OFFSHORE

RESETTLEMENT VISAS - CLASS XB

IN HOME COUNTRY?

YN

IN-COUNTRY SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM VISA SUBCLASS 201
PROPOSED BY AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN, PERMANENT RESIDENT OR ORGANISATION [3]

YN

SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM VISA (SHP) SUBCLASS 202
REFUGEE VISA SUBCLASS 200
EMERGENCY RESCUE VISA SUBCLASS 203
WOMAN AT RISK VISA SUBCLASS 204
CLAIMS BY YEAR[4]:

3987 21

5072 668

5986 4579

6337 5174

7036 7379
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
APPLICATIONS 2011-12:

14,415

CLAIMS BY YEAR[5]:

47553

48392

47184

54389

42820
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
APPLICATIONS 2011-12:

42,820

THE SUPPOSED "QUEUE"

IMAs vs Non-IMAs:
IRREGULAR MARITIME ARRIVALS (IMAs) Non-IRREGULAR MARITIME ARRIVALS (Non-IMAs)
PEOPLE SEEKING PROTECTION[6]:
17,156
7,790
FOUND TO BE REFUGEES[6]: (final grant rate)
90%
50%
TOP SOURCE COUNTRIES[6]: AFGHANISTAN IRAN IRAQ CHINA INDIA PAKISTAN

KNOWN DROWNINGS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS TRAVELLING BY BOAT TO AUSTRALIA SINCE 2001[7]:

1,400

ii AUSTRALIA'S HUMANITARIAN INTAKE

TOTAL PLACES AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA'S PROGRAM, ONSHORE + OFFSHORE, FOR 2011-12[8]:

13,750
13,750 REFUGEES/YEAR (6.9%)
185,000 IMMIGRANTS/YEAR[9]
"The Australian Government has recognised... that the numbers of people seeking asylum in Australia are small compared to those seeking asylum in Europe and other parts of the world."

- Department of Parliamentary Services Report[12]

iii AUSTRALIA'S DETENTION PROGRAM

ARRIVED BY BOAT TO CLAIM ASYLUM WITHOUT A VISA? THIS IS NOT ILLEGAL

YN

ARRIVED AFTER 19 JULY 2013?

YN

VISA CANCELLED OR NO LONGER VALID?

Y

DETENTION IN AUSTRALIA*
DETENTION IN AUSTRALIA* THEN SENT TO DETENTION IN EITHER PAPUA NEW GUINEA OR NAURU[14]

* There are three ways to leave detention:

1. Leave the country
2. Granted refugee status AND pass a heath and security check
3. Released by order of the Minister for Immigration

Those who receive an adverse security check from ASIO may not be allowed to enter other countries, potentially leading to indefinite detention, despite not being charged with a crime

CURRENTLY IN DETENTION CENTRES[13]:

8,521

CHILDREN IN DETENTION[13]:

1,731

CURRENTlY IN DETENTION LONGER THAN 2 YEARS[13]:

112

DETENTION CENTRES:

+ -
DEFAULT ROADS SATELLITE
Immigration Detention Centre (IDC)
Immigration Residential Housing (IRH)
Immigration Transit Accommodation (ITA)
Alternative Place of Detention (APOD)
Offshore detention
No Data

NAME [14] TYPE STATE REG. CAPACITY MAX. CAPACITY MEN WOMEN CHILDREN TOTAL
Brisbane ITA Qld 40 74 19 8 22 49 DETAILS
Scherger IDC Qld 300 600 217 217 DETAILS
Sydney IRH NSW 24 48 8 11 18 37 DETAILS
Villawood IDC NSW 379 480 325 56 381 DETAILS
Darwin Airport Lodge APOD NT 585 762 - DETAILS
Northern (Darwin) IDC NT 456 554 535 26 561 DETAILS
Wickham Point APOD NT 500 500 - DETAILS
Wickham Point IDC NT 1410 1410 943 943 DETAILS
Adelaide ITA SA 19 25 9 3 1 13 DETAILS
Inverbrackie APOD SA 380 400 - DETAILS
Port Augusta IRH SA 58 64 18 18 26 62 DETAILS
Pontville APOD Tas 400 400 - DETAILS
Maribyrnong IDC Vic 56 99 75 16 91 DETAILS
Melbourne ITA Vic 372 444 111 61 105 277 DETAILS
Christmas Island IDC WA 400 1100 1238 1238 DETAILS
Curtin APOD WA 300 300 - DETAILS
Curtin IDC WA 900 900 811 811 DETAILS
Leonora APOD WA 210 210 - DETAILS
Perth IDC WA 27 42 32 9 6 47 DETAILS
Perth IRH WA 11 16 4 4 5 13 DETAILS
Yongah Hill IDC WA 600 600 428 428 DETAILS