Inquiry into Offshore Processing and Resettlement Arrangements
Submission Date: 13 February 2026
The Law Council of Australia provided a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee’s Inquiry into Offshore Processing and Resettlement Arrangements. The Senate referred this inquiry to the Committee for report by 1 June 2026.
The Law Council does not wish to make any submissions on the financial matters relating to offshore processing, which are covered by subparagraphs (a)(i)–(iv) of the Terms of Reference. Instead, this submission will focus on the issue of potential refoulement of people to whom Australia owes protection obligations, by countries (including Nauru) with which Australia has offshore processing and resettlement arrangements. This matter falls within paragraph (b) of the Terms of Reference.
Last Updated on 03/03/2026
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