DIMIA Decisions

Letter to the Editor - The Canberra Times
14 June 2005

Dear Sir/Madam

Professor Maley might be interested to know the following about the quality of decision-making by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (Cavalier attitude to asylum-seekers due to a lack of judicial oversight, 14/6/2005).

Decisions by the department are overwhelmingly upheld by the courts.

In 2003-04, approximately 94 per cent of matters decided at hearing were resolved in favour of the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.

Kym Charlton
Acting Director
Public Affairs
DIMIA