Procedures Advice Manual (PAM3)

Procedures Advice Manual (PAM3)

Human Mobility
Policy
1994
Year of publication
1994
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 - Disaster as a situation in which an individual’s circumstances will be regarded as compelling so as to fall within the statutory definition of a prescribed circumstance, in the terms of Regulation 2.05(4).
Sub-region
Australia and New Zealand
Region
Australia and New Zealand
Macro-region
Oceania
Relevant GCM objective
    5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

‘Natural disaster in home country. A natural disaster in the visa holder’s home country as a result of which it would be unreasonable to expect the visa holder to return at this time might satisfy regulation 2.05(4) requirements for a waiver. When assessing such claims, officers should consider the extent to which the visa holder may be personally affected by the disaster, such as the proximity of their home or other property to the exact location of the disaster.

Ps 16, 17

Regulation 2.05(4) defines prescribed circumstances as being: ‘(a) since the person was granted the visa that was subject to the condition, compelling and compassionate circumstances have developed.

Ps 16, 17

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