Proposed changes to expand the Pacific Solution

The Federal Government proposes changes to the Migration Act in order to expand the Pacific Solution. These changes allow for offshore processing of all asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is concerned that the proposed changes breach Australia’s obligations under the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The Commission is also concerned that asylum seekers processed offshore would not have access to the independent merits and judicial reviews that are available to asylum seekers processed in Australia.