Australian Immigration Daily News

The Department of Home Affairs has released a new legislative instrument under regulation 5.34E of the Migration Regulations 1994, updating the framework for the disclosure of identifying information to specified international organisations in accordance with paragraph 336F(1)(e) of the Migration Act 1958.

This instrument replaces the previous 2016 version (IMMI 16/068), ensuring continued lawful information sharing between Australia and international bodies for humanitarian, legal, and administrative purposes.

Key updates include:

• Removal of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia following their closure.

• Inclusion of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to maintain cooperation on matters of international criminal law.

• Retention of existing prescribed organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, International Monetary Fund, Interpol, International Organisation for Migration, and the United Nations.

The instrument maintains Australia’s commitment to responsible international cooperation while upholding privacy and legislative safeguards. It is exempt from disallowance under section 42 of the Legislation Act 2003 and commenced the day after registration.

Source: Migration-Disclosure-of-Information-to-Prescribed-International-Organisations-Instrument-2015.pdf and Migration-Disclosure-of-Information-to-Prescribed-International-Organisations-Instrument-2015-Explanatory-Statement.pdf