Assertion: asylum seeker | /r/HasAspect | their claims
Facets:
value: for protection
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by plane have their claims for protection assessed through the refugee status determination and complementary protection system that applies under the Migration Act.
text: On 24 March 2012, asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat at an ‘excised offshore place’ (such as Christmas Island) also became eligible to have their claims processed under the system that applies under the Migration Act, if the Minister exercises personal discretion to allow them to submit a valid visa application.
text: Prior to 24 March 2012, asylum seekers who arrived at an ‘excised offshore place’ by boat had their claims for protection assessed under a non-statutory process with fewer procedural safeguards than apply under the system set out in the Migration Act.
text: For asylum seekers who have their claims processed in Australia under the system that is set out in the Migration Act, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) will make a primary assessment as to whether the asylum seeker is a refugee against the criteria set out in the Refugees Convention.