ARC Inquiry on Migration

This submission has been made in response to the Administrative Review Council Inquiry on Migration.

FDPN welcomed the opportunity to reconsider the rationale for the introduction of the Special Procedural Provisions governing the review of protection and migration decisions, including the impact of such provisions in achieving the important objectives of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (Cth), as set out in the inquiry’s terms of reference.

Our submission consist of 2 parts:

• discussion and recommendations relating to overall improvement of primary and ART review decision-making for LGBTIQA+ protection visa applicants; and
• recommendations relating to reform of the Special Procedural Provisions with focus on the access to review and limits on review powers, fairness in review and  raising new claims in review.