Direction by the Minister under Section

Direction by the Minister under Section

Human Mobility
Policy
2003
Year of publication
2003
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
Disaster-related events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT SPECIFIC - Executive discretion. Immigration officers, when deciding whether an applicant intends a genuine visit to consider disasters in the applicant’s home country.
Sub-region
Australia and New Zealand
Region
Australia and New Zealand
Macro-region
Oceania
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

“[...] economic disruption, including shortages, famine, or high levels of unemployment, or natural disasters in the applicant’s home country.”

Sec. 499, Clause 8

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).