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that any person who was on the ship may be forcibly returned to the ship (s 6), that no civil or criminal proceedings may be taken against the
Australian government or any of its officers for removing the ship or returning people to it (s 7), that no court proceedings are available to prevent the ship from being removed and from people being returned to it (s 8), and that no asylum applications may be made by people on board the ship (s 9). The bill was intended to enter into force at 9:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time, 29 August 2001 (s 2); thus making the bill
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248:… We have changed course and are headed for position of distress… Please advise further course of action. A Rinnan, Master." After an hour of setting course for the vessel, Rinnan received a direction from RCC apparently attempting to disown the rescue operation: "Please note that Indonesian search and rescue authorities have accepted co-ordination of this incident."
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They sent a plane to direct us to the sinking boat. When we arrived it was obvious to us that it was coming apart. Several of the refugees were obviously in a bad state and collapsed when they came on deck to us. 10 to 12 of them were unconscious, several had dysentery and a pregnant woman suffered
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Australian authorities, increasingly concerned for the safety of the asylum seekers and the ship's crew, and also possibly acting under direction of the Norwegian Government, declared a state of emergency and proceeded to enter Australian
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Australian government's permission to unload the asylum seekers at Christmas Island, arguing that the ship could not sail to Indonesia, because it was unseaworthy — the ship was not designed for 438 people, only its 27 crew; and there were no lifeboats or other safety
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Australia's territorial waters (12 nautical miles (22 km) from the island), Captain Rinnan pleaded for permission for the ship to dock at Christmas Island. He reported that several of the asylum seekers were unconscious, and others were suffering from
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Australians sent commando troops on board. This created a very high tension among the refugees. After an hour of checking the
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Australian troops instructed Captain Rinnan to move the ship back into international waters; he refused, claiming the ship was unsafe to sail until the asylum seekers had been offloaded. The ship-owners said they agreed with his decision, and the Norwegian government warned the Australian
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of John Howard claimed that he had received advice from the Attorney-General's Department that refusing the asylum seekers entry into Australia would breach international law, but that he did so to gain public support in the then upcoming election.
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on Nauru recently granted refugee status were likely to be resettled in Australia. The Federal Government decided to grant refugee status to 92 Afghans detained on the Pacific island nation, while 11 applications were refused.
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equipment available for the asylum seekers in the case of an emergency. The Australian government refused permission for the ship to enter Australia's territorial waters, and threatened to prosecute Captain Arne Rinnan as a
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explained to parliament that "It is important that people understand that Australia has no obligation under International law to accept the rescued persons in to Australian territory." Australian ambassador
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from a distressed fishing vessel in international waters) and 5 crew, to enter Australian waters. This triggered an Australian political controversy in the lead-up to the
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later that same sitting day. The Government attacked the Opposition for refusing to pass the legislation, but indicated it would not reintroduce it at that stage.
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territorial waters without permission. The legality of this action has been the subject of debate, with the Australian government maintaining that it was illegal.
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refugees, the troops agreed to give medical assistance to some of them… The soldiers obviously didn't like their mission.
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was closest to the site and began to proceed towards the distressed
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Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
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from Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning, Norway, the vessel's owner.
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The issue also divided the Labor Party internally, with the
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of Australia refused permission for the Norwegian freighter
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Australia's Pacific Solution becomes "A Pacific Nightmare"
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No Pleasure Cruise: the story of the Royal Australian Navy
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led by squadron commander Major Vance Khan, under Colonel
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announced they would not support the bill; nor would the
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eventually found to be refugees were granted three-year
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INSIDER, MIKE WILLIAMS-THE OUTSIDE (6 September 2015).
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responded to the mayday call: "We are on a voyage from
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Melville, Kirsti; Kelsey-Sugg, Anna (26 August 2021).
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Update on status of detainees. Accessed 25 June 2005.
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318:closest suitable port was Merak in Indonesia. The
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1774:. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. p.
1372:"Chapter 1: Border protection: A new regime".
1329:"Tampa SAS commander remembers 'overreaction'"
52:affair and its political context, October 2001
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1130:"All Australia can offer is guano island"
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305:Denial of permission to enter Australia
264:Rinnan recounted in an interview with
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1904:from the original on 25 February 2014
1476:"Refugee Identities and the MV Tampa"
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894:. United Nations. 27 November 2001.
869:from the original on 17 October 2017
542:. The bill quickly passed the lower
484:adding citations to reliable sources
2709:Australian people of Afghan descent
2684:History of immigration to Australia
2519:2010 Christmas Island boat disaster
2416:United Nations Human Rights Council
2314:Maritime Border Command (Australia)
1831:Most Nauru refugees to be resettled
1735:Ainge Roy, Eleanor (19 June 2019).
1599:Australia ships out Afghan refugees
428:International Maritime Organization
214:Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency
2299:Australian Human Rights Commission
2273:Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth
2268:Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth
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2120:Immigration detention in Australia
2050:NauruWire, an Australia based site
1670:from the original on 22 March 2012
1038:Shadbolt, Peter (28 August 2001).
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838:Statement by Australian Ambassador
634:In 2019, former opposition leader
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1707:See, for example, Pat Secker MP,
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295:When interviewed by UK newspaper
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1327:Sutton, Ron (23 August 2011).
1096:"Tampa captain defends action"
979:"Asylum Insight: 1980 to 1990"
857:Sutton, Ron (24 August 2011).
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1711:, 24 September 2001, p. 31282
921:"Border Protection Bill 2001"
859:"Tampa key players look back"
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1724:. news.com.au. 23 July 2007.
1722:"Howard book refloats Tampa"
320:Minister for Foreign Affairs
159:. Many of these arrived off
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2555:Operation Sovereign Borders
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1375:A Certain Maritime Incident
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2689:Immigration to New Zealand
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2499:Children Overboard affair
2442:Minister for Home Affairs
2217:Australian migration zone
1843:The Sydney Morning Herald
1276:"Question Without Notice"
1236:"Question Without Notice"
952:The Australian Government
807:Children Overboard affair
280:About half an hour after
96:Australian special forces
56:In late August 2001, the
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2406:Médecins Sans Frontières
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2135:Immigration to Australia
1474:Kampmark, Binoy (2002).
1132:. London: The Observer.
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379:and twenty six cases of
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2401:Human Rights Law Centre
2355:Canstruct International
2309:Australian Border Force
2222:1951 Refugee Convention
1836:7 November 2012 at the
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1956:. Allen & Unwin.
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1537:Store norske leksikon
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571:11 September attacks
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2379:Other organisations
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2101:asylum in Australia
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1872:on 22 February 2013
1812:11 May 2008 at the
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1159:. The Guardian (UK)
843:3 June 2016 at the
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610:illegal immigration
600:In 2003, economist
259:de Havilland Dash-8
2570:Malaysian Solution
2550:Operation Resolute
2248:Ruddock v Vadarlis
2212:Migration Act 1958
2058:Details of the MV
1950:(September 2004).
1936:Ruddock v Vadarlis
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818:Ruddock v Vadarlis
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