First Transfer to Manus Island under the Regional Resettlement Arrangement between Australia and Papua New Guinea
The first group of 40 people have departed Christmas Island on July 31 for Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, formally bringing into effect the Regional Settlement Arrangement agreed on July 19. Refugee claims from the single adult men will be assessed under PNG law and, if found to be refugees, the men will be settled in PNG. This demonstrates that if you come to Australia by boat without a visa, you will not be settled here. Transfers to the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre will continue regularly.
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