Websites
for information on refugee and asylum issues in Australia,
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
UNHCR Global Website
http://www.unhcr.org
This site includes sections
such as: updated daily news, recent press briefings, what's
new, the world, statistics,
program
and fundraising, UNHCR and refugees, evaluation and policy
analysis, environment, resettlement, images, a section for
teachers and internships and contact details for the UN headquarters.
Australia
Parliament
of Australia
http://www.aph.gov.au
This site provides information on the
House of Representatives and the House of the Senate, Hansard,
Committees, Bills and
Parliamentary Departments.
Department
of Immigration and Citizenship
http://www.immi.gov.au
This web site has information
regarding Australia's policy on immigration, refugees,
asylum-seekers and settlement
programs.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
http://www.dfat.gov.au
This Australian Government
department provides information about most countries throughout
the world. It also has links
to the Department of Foreign Affairs press statements and
links to several documents that discuss immigration issues.
Australian
Government Overseas Aid Agency-AusAID
http:www.ausaid.gov.au
The Australian Agency for
International Development (AusAID) is an Australian Government
agency within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
This agency manages the Australian Government's overseas
aid program.
Human
Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
http://www.hreoc.gov.au
There are links to several
documents that discuss immigration issues in Australia including
several that evaluate immigration
detention centres.
Migrant Resource Centres
http://www.fecca.org.au/Organisations
/mrclist.html
This site provides
information on how to contact Migrant Resource Centres
and Migrant Service Agencies.
The
Refugee Review Tribunal
http://www.rrt.gov.au/applyrev.htm
This site
provides information on Refugee Review
Tribunal, various links about the
Tribunal
and how to apply for review of decisions by DIMA.
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
http://www.aat.gov.au
This site provides information
on Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
function and information on how to
apply for review.
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Legal Framework
Migration
Act 1958
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/
consol_act/ma1958118/
The
federal legislation on immigration to Australia.
The Border Protection Bill 2001
http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/
view_document.aspx?id=4168&
table=BILLSDGS
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Non Government Organisations
Refugee Council of Australia
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au
Amnesty International Australia
http://www.amnesty.org.au/
Act_now/campaigns/refugees
Australian Council for
International Development (ACFID)
http://www.acfid.asn.au
Australia for UNHCR
http://www.australiaforunhcr.org.au
AUSTCARE
http://www.austcare.org.au
New Zealand
New Zealand Government
http://www.govt.nz/
New Zealand Immigration Service
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/
New Zealand Refugee
Law website (RefNZ)
http://www.refugee.org.nz/
New
Zealands Refugee & Migrant
Service
http://www.rms.org.nz/
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Government
Online
http://www.pngonline.gov.pg/
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