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Confidentiality in the Context of Refugee Status Determination

Submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee Inquiry into asylum and protection visas for consular officials and the deportation, search and discovery of Vivian Solon

Submitted July 2005

The submission focuses on the important principle of confidentiality in the context of refugee status determination. The decision-making authority in the country of asylum should not share any individual case information about an asylum seeker with the authorities of the country of origin.

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