ICAO Annex 9 - Bali Process
ICAO Annex 9 - Bali Process
ICAO Annex 9 - Bali Process
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Refused Entry and<br />
Airline Obligations<br />
Michael Burns<br />
Assistant Director<br />
Immigration Intelligence Branch<br />
Department of Immigration and Citizenship<br />
Sri Lanka November 2011
Overview<br />
• <strong>ICAO</strong> Treaty<br />
• Australia’s approach<br />
• The way forward
<strong>ICAO</strong> <strong>Annex</strong> 9<br />
• <strong>ICAO</strong> Treaty – Chicago 1944<br />
• <strong>Annex</strong> 9 (Facilitation)<br />
• Chapter 5 – Inadmissible<br />
persons and deportees
<strong>ICAO</strong> <strong>Annex</strong> 9<br />
• Under <strong>Annex</strong> 9, contracting states<br />
agree to cooperate with one another in<br />
removing inadmissible persons<br />
• Airlines are required to remove<br />
inadmissible persons to either the point<br />
of last departure or any place they are<br />
admissible
<strong>ICAO</strong> <strong>Annex</strong> 9<br />
• Contracting states agree to accept the<br />
return of inadmissible persons (if that<br />
person commenced their journey from its<br />
territory)<br />
• If it is not possible to return the person to<br />
the last port of embarkation the airline<br />
may seek with the agreement of the<br />
person and the state to other course of<br />
action, including another destination
Migration Act 1958 and <strong>ICAO</strong> <strong>Annex</strong> 9<br />
• <strong>ICAO</strong> is an international convention<br />
• <strong>Annex</strong> 9 is non-binding<br />
• Domestic legislation is required to<br />
underpin airline obligations<br />
• Australia has incorporated these<br />
obligations into the Migration Act<br />
1958
Migration Act 1958<br />
• provides the power to require an<br />
airline to meet the removal and<br />
deportation costs<br />
• requires the airline (or carrier) to<br />
transport that person out of<br />
Australia
Migration Act 1958<br />
• provides the power to require the<br />
carrier to transport that person on a<br />
specific vessel and to a specific<br />
destination<br />
• Airlines have 72 hours to comply with<br />
directions. Failure to comply can incur<br />
a fine of AUD$11,000
<strong>ICAO</strong> Travel Document<br />
• In cases where a person does not<br />
hold valid travel documentation a<br />
state can, under Chapter 5, provide<br />
alternative documentation<br />
• Appendix 9 of Chapter 5 provides a<br />
format for such documentation
The way forward<br />
• Incorporate <strong>Annex</strong> 9 airline obligations<br />
into domestic legislation.<br />
– Linkage to landing rights<br />
• Engagement with airlines<br />
– Regional approach<br />
• Awareness training for border<br />
management staff at airports
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