Section 501KMigration Act 1958 (Cth)

Identity of applicants for protection visas not to be published by the ART

(1) This section applies to a review by the ART if the review relates to a person in the person’s capacity as:

(a) a person who applied for a protection visa; or

(b) a person who applied for a protection‑related bridging visa; or

(c) a person whose protection visa has been cancelled; or

(d) a person whose protection‑related bridging visa has been cancelled.

(2) The ART must not publish (in electronic form or otherwise), in relation to the review, any information which may identify:

(a) the person; or

(b) any relative or other dependant of the person.

Note: Section 5G may be relevant for determining relationships for the purposes of this subsection.

(3) In this section:

application for a protection‑related bridging visa means an application for a bridging visa, where the applicant for the bridging visa is, or has been, an applicant for a protection visa.

protection‑related bridging visa means a bridging visa granted as a result of an application for a protection‑related bridging visa.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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