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    Australia is one of a growing number of countries around the world that recognise sexual orientation and gender identity as valid grounds to claim asylum. A lack of consistency in decision making has led to numerous claims for asylum being improperly decided or litigated. Research on a large data set of over 600 Australian cases revealed overturn rates of approximately 30% for sexual orientation based claims.

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    Australia is one of a growing number of countries around the world that recognise sexual orientation and gender identity as valid grounds to claim asylum. A lack of consistency in decision making has led to numerous claims for asylum being improperly decided or litigated. Research on a large data set of over 600 Australian cases revealed overturn rates of approximately 30% for sexual orientation based claims.

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    Australia is one of a growing number of countries around the world that recognise sexual orientation and gender identity as valid grounds to claim asylum. A lack of consistency in decision making has led to numerous claims for asylum being improperly decided or litigated. Research on a large data set of over 600 Australian cases revealed overturn rates of approximately 30% for sexual orientation based claims.

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    Processingofsexualorientationbasedasylumclaims

    TakenfromNationalConsultationReportResilientIndividuals:SexualOrientation,
    GenderIdentity&IntersexRightsbyAustralianHumanRightsCommission(2015,
    pg.7980).
    Theconsultationmaintainedafocusondomesticissues,howeverseekingasylumon
    thebasisofsexualorientationwasraisedasanareaofconcern.Australiaisoneofan
    increasingnumberofcountriesaroundtheworldthatrecognisesexualorientationand
    genderidentityasvalidgroundstoclaimasylum.Whilethisispromising,alackof
    consistencyindecisionmakingcombinedwithalackofresourcestoassistin
    understandingtheuniqueidentitiesandexperiencesofsexualandgenderminorities
    hasledtonumerousclaimsforasylumbeingimproperlydecidedorlitigated.1
    Researchonalargedatasetofover600Australiancaseshaverevealedoverturnrates
    ofapproximately30%forsexualorientationbasedclaimsincomparisontoarateof
    approximately15%onotherclaims.2Basedonthisevidence,itiscleardepartmental
    decisionmakingconcerningsexualitybasedclaimsrequiresimprovement.The
    currentinconsistencyindepartmentalleveldecisionsonsexualorientationandgender
    identitypresentanunnecessarycostburden,andfurtherinhibitsAustraliafrom
    meetingitsobligationsunderinternationaltreatiesithasratified.3
    ForexampletheRefugeeCouncilofAustraliasubmitted:Analysisofthelimited
    informationavailablenamely,decisionrecordspublishedbytherefugeereview
    tribunalandAustraliancourtssuggestthattherearesignificantshortcomingsin
    Australiasprocessesforassessingsexualorientationbasedclaims.Keyissuesof
    concernincludesignificantinconsistencesindecisionmaking;useofinappropriate
    methodstoassesscredibility(suchasrelyingonstereotypes,failingtotakeinto
    accountdifferencesinculturalnormsandaskinginvasivequestionsaboutthe
    personssexualhistory);useofpoorqualityorunreliablecountryoforigin
    information;andlackofunderstandingofthediversityofhumansexuality.4
    Properlyassessingclaimsforasylumonthebasisofsexualorientationisparticularly
    complexbecauseitisnotsuperficialorcannecessarilybeprovenbysexualactivity.
    However,fortheintegrityoflegitimateLGBTIQasylumseekerapplications,rigorous
    andobjectiveassessmentisnecessary.
    1 SRaj,ProtectingthePersecuted:SexualOrientationandGenderIdentityRefugee
    Claims,TheWinstonChurchillMemorialTrustofAustralia(2013).
    2JMillbank,SexualOrientationandRefugeeStatusDeterminationoverthePast20
    years:UnsteadyProgressthroughStandardSequences?inThomasSpijkerboer(ed),
    FleeingHomophobia,Routledge(2012).
    3 Raj,aboven1.
    4 TheRefugeeCouncilofAustralia,publicsubmission7totheAustralianHuman
    RightsCommission,NationalSOGIIConsultation,10February2015.At:
    https://www.humanrights.gov.au/ourwork/sexualorientationsexgender
    identity/projects/sogiirights(viewed22May2015).

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