Sending asylum seekers elsewhere: recent developments in Australian 'safe third country' law

Court decisions, plus changes to Australian legislation on refugee law, have the potential to sharply restrict claims for asylum in Australia. Officers making judgements at the primary and review level will have to take account of whether the applicant could have sought to take up or maintain rights to residence in Third countries. The Minister for Immigration can also designate ‘safe third countries’ which the applicant may have resided in. In either of these two circumstances the applicant may not be successful in his or her asylum claim. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s