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Recommendation 5
5
Paragraph: 73
There is no requirement under the Refugee Convention for asylum seekers to claim asylum in...
Conclusion
There is no requirement under the Refugee Convention for asylum seekers to claim asylum in the first safe country they reach. The Bill should not establish in domestic law an interpretation of Article 31 of the Refugee Convention that explicitly or implicitly says the opposite.
Paragraph Reference:
73
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 18 March 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗