ANNUAL SUBMISSION ON REFUGEE PROGRAM
The national consultation process
Each year, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) invites
people from across Australia to participate in its annual national consultations
on the future of Australia's refugee and humanitarian program. These consultations
inform RCOA's annual submission to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
on issues the Australian Government should consider in planning the coming year's
refugee program.
The 2011-12 submission
RCOA's 2011-12 intake submission brings together community views gathered from consultations involving more than 230 people across Australia’s eight states and territories, feedback from key NGO representatives from South-East Asia and South Asia and extensive research drawing on a wide range of national and international sources. It includes 28 recommendations to the Australian Government on the planning of the Refugee and Humanitarian Program, developing a sustainable regional protection framework, humanitarian family reunion and public discourse on Australia’s refugee policies. It also identifies a number of priority issues relating to refugee settlement and onshore protection.
The full submission and individual sections can be downloaded via the links below.
Previous Submissions
To view the Refugee Council's previous submissions on Australia's
Refugee and Humanitarian Program, click on the links below:
• Refugee and Humanitarian Program 2010-11
• Refugee and Humanitarian Program 2009-10
• Refugee
and Humanitarian Program 2008-09
Submissions from other organisations
Amnesty International Australia: Submission to DIAC on the 2010-11 Refugee & Special Humanitarian Program
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