Publish Date: May 01, 2014
As a signatory to the Refugees Convention (the Convention), Australia has certain protection obligations towards refugees which is reflected under numerous provisions that can be found within the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (the Act). In order for a person to be seen as a ‘refugee’ under Australian law, there are a number of factors which are taken into account when making a determination of who may be considered as a refugee.