Commonwealth legislation

Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of Section 499 Direction No. 16

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This document cancels an old set of instructions from 1999 that told the Refugee Review Tribunal (the body that reviews rejected refugee claims) how to streamline its work processes. The Minister removes these specific "streamlining measures" directions, meaning decision-makers no longer need to follow those 1999 procedural rules. This does not change the underlying Migration Act or how refugee claims are decided on their merits—it simply scraps one outdated administrative playbook.

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REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 1

REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 16

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 16

(SECTION 499)

I, BRENDAN O’CONNOR, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under
section 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):

REVOKE “Direction No. 16 of 1999 – Refugee Review Tribunal: Streamlining measures”, made under section 499 of the Act, and signed on 1 June 1999.

This Instrument IMMI 13/088 commences on 1 July 2013.

Dated June 24 2013

Brendan O’Connor

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

(SECTION 499)

I, BRENDAN O’CONNOR, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under
section 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):

REVOKE “Direction No. 16 of 1999 – Refugee Review Tribunal: Streamlining measures”, made under section 499 of the Act, and signed on 1 June 1999.

This Instrument IMMI 13/088 commences on 1 July 2013.

Dated June 24 2013

Brendan O’Connor

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

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REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 1 REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 16

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 16

(SECTION 499)

I, BRENDAN O’CONNOR, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under
section 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):

REVOKE “Direction No. 16 of 1999 – Refugee Review Tribunal: Streamlining measures”, made under section 499 of the Act, and signed on 1 June 1999.

This Instrument IMMI 13/088 commences on 1 July 2013.

Dated June 24 2013

Brendan O’Connor

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

(SECTION 499) (SECTION 499)

(SECTION 499)

I, BRENDAN O’CONNOR, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under
section 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):

REVOKE “Direction No. 16 of 1999 – Refugee Review Tribunal: Streamlining measures”, made under section 499 of the Act, and signed on 1 June 1999.

This Instrument IMMI 13/088 commences on 1 July 2013.

Dated June 24 2013

Brendan O’Connor

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship