Migration and refugee law : principles and practice in Australia - Vrachnas, John. (Port Melbourne, VIC : Cambridge University Press, 2012)
Historical context to migration -- Immigration control : an overview -- Basic migration legislation and policy -- The visa system and application procedures -- Family and interdependency migration and other Australia-based visas -- Business and investment visas -- Skill-based visas -- Temporary visas -- Miscellaneous visas -- Common visa requirements -- Compliance : unlawful non-citizens, removal and deportation -- History of the refugees convention and definitional framework -- Refugee and humanitarian visas : the statutory structure -- Convention grounds -- Persecution -- Well-founded fear of persecution -- Limits on protection of refugees : cessation, exclusion exceptions, and protection by another country -- Time for a fundamental re-think : need as the criterion for assistance -- The determination and review process for migration and refugee decisions.
Keywords: Emigration and immigration law -- Australia; Political refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia; Asylum, Right of -- Australia