2. Which people have been granted TPVs?
TPVs were (re)introduced by the Australian Government on 18 October 2013 through a regulation.[3] However, on 2 December 2013 the TPV regulation was disallowed by the Senate, with the consequence that no more TPVs can be granted.
While the regulation was in force, between 18 October and 2 December 2013 at least three TPVs were granted to asylum seekers who arrived in Australia without a visa and were found to be owed protection.[4] TPVs which were granted prior to the disallowance of the regulation on 2 December 2013 remain valid.
[3] Migration Amendment (Temporary Protection Visas) Regulation 2013 (Cth).
[4] Evidence to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Estimates), Canberra, 19 November 2013, (Ms Alison Larkins, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Immigration and Border Protection). At (viewed 12 December 2013).