On 28 June 2012, the Prime Minister and the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced that the Government had invited Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC (Ret’d), the former chief of Australia’s defence force, to lead an expert panel to provide a report on the best way forward for Australia to prevent asylum seekers risking their lives on dangerous boat journeys to Australia.
The expert panel also included Mr Paris Aristotle AM, the Director of the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc (also known as Foundation House) and Professor Michael L'Estrange AO, the Director of the National Security College at the Australian National University.
The Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers was released on 13 August 2012.
Full Report
Report of the Expert Panel of Asylum Seekers - Full Version - [ PDF 1.8MB ]
Report of the Expert Panel of Asylum Seekers - Full Version - [ RTF 2.3MB ]
Report of the Expert Panel of Asylum Seekers - Full Version - [ RTF 2.3MB ]
Report by Section
Foreword - [PDF 58KB]
Overview : The Approach Underpinning this Report - [PDF 52KB]
Summary of Recommendations - [PDF 65KB]
Chapter 2: Australian Policy Settings: An Integrated Approach Towards a Regional Coopperation Framework - [PDF 203KB]
Chapter 3: An Australian Policy Agenda - [PDF 195KB]
Attachments
Attachment 1: The global and regional context - [PDF 293KB]
Attachment 2: People smuggling and Australia - [PDF 572KB]
Attachment 3: Australia’s international law obligations with respect to refugees and asylum seekers - [PDF 78KB]
Attachment 6: Australia’s international and regional engagement on irregular movement and international protection - [PDF 90KB]
Attachment 7: Returns and removals of persons found not to engage Australia’s protection obligations - [PDF 96KB]
Attachment 8: Approaches to managing IMAs to Australia - [PDF 107KB]
Attachment 12: Parties consulted - [PDF 67KB]
Attachment 13: Submissions received - [PDF 70KB]
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