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AHRC
|
Australian Human Rights Commission
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Amnesty
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Amnesty International Australia
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Malaysian Arrangement or
arrangement
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Arrangement between the Government of Australia and the
Government of Malaysia on Transfer and Resettlement
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Bill
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Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and
Other Measures) Bill 2011
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CARAD
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Coalition of Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees
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CAT
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Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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committee
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Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
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CRC
|
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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DASSAN
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Darwin Asylum Seekers Support and Advocacy Network
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DIAC or Department
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Department of Immigration and Citizenship
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EM
|
Explanatory Memorandum
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Guardianship of
Children Act
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Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946
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ICCPR
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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ICESCR
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights
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ICJA
|
International Commission of Jurists (Australia)
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IOM
|
International Organisation for Migration
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Migration Act
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Migration Act 1958
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Minister
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Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
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NGO
|
Non-Government Organisation
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Ombudsman
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Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman
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Operational Guidelines
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Operational guidelines to support transfers and
resettlement
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PNG
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Papua New Guinea
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Refugee Convention
|
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
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Refugee Protocol
|
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
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RELA
|
Ikatan Relawan Rakyat (People's Volunteer Corps)
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Transferees
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the 800 asylum seekers to be sent to Malaysia
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UNHCR
|
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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