Policies and Procedural instructions related to immigration clearance, visa cancellation and summary removal
Under Freedom of Information and in light of the Department's Procedural Instruction regarding Protection Claims at the Border, I request the following information:
Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2671 - Events after Refused Immigration Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2460 - Summary Removal
Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border
Yours faithfully,
Regina Jefferies
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In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101
File Number: OBJ2019/30118
Dear Ms Jefferies
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 17 May 2019 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
You have requested access to the following:
Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance Procedural Instruction BC-2671
- Events after Refused Immigration Clearance Procedural Instruction
BC-2460 - Summary Removal Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa
Cancellation at the border.
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FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101
File Number: OBJ2019/30118
Dear Ms Jefferies
To enable us to process your request we need specific information about
the documents you are seeking for the last point of this request:
Visa Cancellation at the Border
Can you confirm if you are seeking Policies and Procedures and if it is
for all visa subclass, or just a particular subclass of visa and provide
any further details that will assist us with obtaining the relevant
documents.
Please respond by close of business Monday 17 June 2019.
Kind Regards
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Corporate and Enabling Group
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FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101
File Number: OBJ2019/30118
Dear Ms Jefferies
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 17 May 2019 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
You have requested access to the following:
Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance Procedural Instruction BC-2671
- Events after Refused Immigration Clearance Procedural Instruction
BC-2460 - Summary Removal Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa
Cancellation at the border.
Your request was received by the Department on 17 May 2019 and has been
allocated FOI request number FA 19/05/01101. Please include your FOI
request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information
Section.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date
upon which your application was received by the Department.
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details
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in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work
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FOI Request: FA 19/05/01101
File Number: OBJ2019/30118
Dear FOI
I can confirm that I am seeking the following document:
Procedural Instruction [BC-2482] Visa Cancellation at the border.
Yours sincerely,
Regina Jefferies
Dear FOI,
I note this request is well overdue. Please provide an update on the status of this request.
Yours sincerely,
Regina Jefferies
Dear FOI,
I note this request is well overdue. I previously requested an update on the status of this request, which was not provided. Please provide an update on the status of this request, which is well-beyond the 30 day statutory period for response.
Yours sincerely,
Regina Jefferies
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Our references:
FA 19/05/01101
OBJ2019/30118
Dear Ms Jefferies
This email is to provide you with an update about the progress of your FOI
request to the Department of Home Affairs and also to suggest a revision
to the documents requested.
You have requested access to:
Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2671 - Events after Refused Immigration
Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2460 - Summary Removal
Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border
Documents relevant to this request have been identified and allocated to a
FOI case officer for review. The relevant business of the Department area
will shortly be consulted in regard to their release in accordance with
the FOI Act.
However, in regard to "Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation
at the border", the business area has advised that, while this procedural
instruction had been planned, in November 2018 it was determined that
another existing procedural instruction "General visa cancellation powers
(s109, s116, s128, 134B and s140)" covered the same issue sufficiently.
Development of "Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the
border" was discontinued.
Therefore, I would like to ask if you would like to revise the scope of
your request to replace “Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa
Cancellation at the border” with the current relevant document "General
visa cancellation powers (s109, s116, s128, 134B and s140)"?
I would appreciate your response by Tuesday, 10 December 2019.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
Email: [1][DIBP request email]
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for your e-mail and advisement regarding the new relevant document. I would therefore like to revise my request.
However, I would like to request both the prior document “Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border” and the current relevant document "General visa cancellation powers (s109, s116, s128, 134B and s140)". Both documents are relevant to my research.
Thank you again for your e-mail and I look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
Regina Jefferies
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Our references:
FA 19/05/01101
OBJ2019/30118
Dear Ms Jefferies
Thank you for your email of 6 December 2019. Your FOI request has been
revised for the documents:
Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2671 - Events after Refused Immigration
Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2460 - Summary Removal
DRAFT Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border
General visa cancellation powers (s109, s116, s128, 134B and s140)
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
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Dear Ms Jefferies
FOI request FA 19/05/01101
I refer to your FOI request received on 17 May 2019, seeking access to the
following:
'Policy Statement TT-2983 - Border Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2671 - Events after Refused Immigration
Clearance
Procedural Instruction BC-2460 - Summary Removal
Procedural Instruction BC-2482 - Visa Cancellation at the border
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and documents released under the FOI Act.
This request has now been closed.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
Email: [1][DIBP request email]
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